Category Lead at Egbin Power Plc

Job Description

The Category Lead would be responsible for handling the company’s end-to-end sourcing of products and services essential for our operations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform category management including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract, performance and risk management.
• Take overall responsibility for the strategic sourcing management goals of the category and implement action items to ensure the goals are achieved.
• Responsible for the procurement of contracts including management of cost, schedule, and performance parameters. Developing contract specifications, work statements and terms and conditions
• Developing bid packages, conducting bidders’ conferences, analysing, and evaluating proposals, negotiating subcontract provisions, selecting or recommending subcontractors, writing awards and managing resulting subcontracts.
• Maintain vendor database and report metrics to Supply Chain Management
• Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost methods.
• Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply and utilize emerging opportunities.
• Managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analysis and resolutions, and developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans.
• Develop and implement sourcing and supplier selection strategy domestically and internationally.
• Facilitate and monitor the implementation of procurement change initiatives within the category to improve business performance.
• Analyzing and calculating costs of procurement and suggesting methods to decrease expenditure.
• Ensure team members update tracking portals weekly for the provision of up-to-date information and guide management decisions.
• Manage the supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending.
• Estimate risks and apply risk-minimising techniques. Escalate risks where necessary for immediate mitigation.
• Establishing a strong network and fostering collaboration with customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and team members.
• Awareness, understanding and application of Quality & HSE policies on assigned jobs.
• Awareness, understanding and application of departmental /process objectives.
• Awareness of your contribution to the effectiveness of the IMS, including the benefits of improved performance.
• Awareness of the risks of not conforming with the EGBIN IMS requirements.

Education and Work Experience

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, logistics, business administration, transportation, or engineering
• Postgraduate qualification/or relevant qualification is desirable; membership in a recognized chartered organization relevant to the post is also desirable.
• Minimum of five to seven (5-7) years strategic sourcing experience.

Skills and competencies

• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant software.
• Experience with contract manufacturing vendors.
• Knowledge of terminologies related to supplier or vendor agreements.
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships.
• Solid judgement with the ability to make good decisions.
• Good attention to detail.
• Basic knowledge of regulatory norms on taxation, duties, and import policies.
• Time Management skills.
• Good negotiation and bargaining skills.