Head of Procurement - Technical at Peoplesource Consulting Limited

Job Purpose
The Head of Procurement –Technical is expected to deliver effective procurement solutions across the business in line with the group’s business targets and objectives; deliver defined savins targets; deliver defined value adding targets and measures; actively manage supply risk and performance; develop supply chain capability to meet future business needs; and,
ultimately, improve performance, improve the organisation’scompetitive advantage, and reduce costs and business risk significantly. He/she is expected to
deliver an innovative and value for money procurement service by embedding category strategies for the particular area of responsibility by focusing on the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
The incumbent will oversee the management of procurement specialists and managers.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Category Management

• Develop  integrated  strategies  to  ensure  the  organisation  maximises  the  benefit  of  its  supplier relationships  and  reduces  total  cost  of  ownership.  A  Category  Profile  and  Strategy  shall  be
• developed and  updated  that  describes  the  market  environment,  key  suppliers,  key  contracts, risks, issues and opportunities, current spend and forecast demand within the category
• To provide category management, the candidate will facilitate a cross functional team to:
• Develop strategies in support of key projects and initiatives tailored to the category
• Develop contracting strategies
• Develop negotiation strategies for strategic sourcing events
• Develop plans to manage capacity and capability
• Develop demand profile and identify niche support
• Assess current and potential supply base
• Identify risk and support mitigation plans
• Ensure key performance indicators are in place to manage performance across BUs
• Communicate strategy, performance, risk and opportunities to stakeholders
• Communicate key presentations to senior leadership (directors)
• Execute category and contracting strategies, monitor and manage progress to plan
• Facilitate agreement with business partners and other stakeholders

Specifically:

• Develop  and  maintain  effective  relationships  with  key  internal  stakeholders  (including Executive  and  Group  Directors)  to  increase  awareness  of  Procurement  and  communicate, implement  and  monitor  compliance  by  internal  stakeholders  with  corporate  Procurement policies and collaborate to define and articulate their strategic sourcing needs and secure their engagement and support to agreed implementation strategies.
• Support  the  department’s  leadership  team  on  ‘Demand  Management’  where  necessary  to challenge  and  change  the  organisation’s  Procurement  policy  and  buying  behaviour  and  to provide support in resolving conflicts and removing any barriers to delivering optimum benefits via  the  Category  Management  process.    In  this  dimension,  assist  Category  Leads  on  large
• scale,  complex  Procurement  projects  where  influence  and  experience  can  make  a  significant contribution to final sourcing outcomes.
• Identify  and  define  opportunities  for  synergies,  revenue  growth  and  lead  Spend  Analysis  in order  to  identify  and  develop  s
• avings  opportunity  assessment,  including  leading  external benchmarking to support this assessment, and input supply market intelligence into the budget setting process and agree any saving targets to be included in the plan.
• Provide   specialist   advice,   guidance   and   service   in   identification,   assessment   and management  of  potential  risks  associated  with  differing  sourcing  strategies  and  lead  cross functional teams to develop Category strategies.
• Ensure make -vs-buy opportunities are considered as part of the development of applicable Category  strategies  in  order  to  reduce  costs,  drive  operational  efficiencies  and/or  improve customer service and, where appropriate, lead on the production of the corresponding business case.
• Achieve  cost  savings  objectives  through  creative  Procurement  strategies,  vendor  selection and review and development of favourable contract agreements.
• Lead  the  end  to  end  tender  process  for  high  value/risk  contracts  including  leading  pre  and
• post-award  negotiations  on  strategically  significant  contracts  in  close  collaboration  with  Legal and other relevant supporting departments.
• Define and manage key supplier relationships and be accountable for Supplier Relationship Management  within  the  Category  to  deliver  breakthrough  performance  in  cost,  service  and quality,
• Continuously  support  centralised IM  expertise  to  identify  and  collate  key,  comprehensive management information based on in
• -depth analysis and produce regular reports to reflect the performance  of  the  Category  team  on spend  management,  savings  tracking,  project  tracking,
• performance  measurement  and  monitoring  of  key  suppliers  and  contractors  and  key  risk management.
• Keep  abreast  of  developments  in  key  supply  markets  and  foster,  establish  and  manage relationships  with  senior  management  of  key  and  strategic  suppliers  to  improve  supplier performance.
• Continuously  revalidate  current  processes  and  systems  and  drive refinements  through structured  change  management  efforts  to drive  adoption  of  improved  systems  and  proc
• esses, standard tools, templates, legal documents and supplier selection methodology and criteria.
• Oversee and manage the Category team including monitoring that workload and work plans are  effectively  resourced  and  carried  out  in  accordance  with  the  Category  Management Framework and Procurement policies and procedures.
• Assist   in   defining   organisational   design   and   oversee   development   of   roles   and responsibilities and recruitment.
• Define and  develop  a  continuous  improvement  culture  and  monitor/coach  team  members by effectively managing development and performance.

Skills/Competence Requirement

• Senior team and Category Management experience: mandatory.  To include:
• Advanced Problem Solving and numerate analytical skills.
• Excellent literacy skills.
• Strong IT skills (MS Office, ERP, Data Analysis).

Job Attributes
Qualifications& Experience

• First   Degree,   Certified   Purchaser   (CIPS)   preferred   and   Master’s   Degree   will   be advantageous.
• Bachelor's degree and typically 15 or more years' related work experience or a Master's degree  with  typically  12  or  more  years'  related  work  experience  or  an  equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong influencing skills at senior levels to influence acceptance of new ways of working and building strategic awareness.
• Stakeholder  relationships:  building  trust  and  fostering  collaboration;  excellent  team management and interpersonal people skills are essential.
• Communicating effectively: strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strategic  thinking complimented  by  excellent  organisational  and  Project  Management skills.
• Ability to negotiate commercial and contractual terms at the highest levels with suppliers.

Job Dimensions
Key Relationships:

• Head of Supply Chain Nigeria
• Procurement Specialists and Managers