Senior Procurement Manager and Cluster Lead, West Africa Cluster at the British Council

Role Purpose

• The post holder will lead on the development of strategic procurement for the British Council for West Africa cluster within SSA region to add value to business, maximise efficiency and ensure compliance with global procurement policies and processes as well as the consistent adaptation of good commercial and professional practice whilst ensuring probity at all time.
• The successful candidate will lead and promote cross (country)-border procurement activities and ensure consideration of collaboration of opportunities is undertaken on cluster (or sometimes regional) large scale procurement work.

Role Specific Knowledge and Experience
The main essential knowledge and experience points that we are looking for you to evidence are:

• Undergraduate Degree in Supply Chain Management or Economics or Business or Social Science related field or MCIPS or equivalent demonstrated experience in procurement with not-for profit organisations
• Previous experience in cross border procuring, contracting and Supplier Relationship Management role.
• Experience of relevant Category Management.
• Building relationships with internal stakeholders and identifying innovative ways of working with suppliers.
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of working within main category areas (travel, facilities, consultancy, hotels, venues, marketing etc).
• Demonstrable relevant work/industry experience in cross border Procurement, contract and Supplier management.

Role Specific Skills:

• Stakeholder engagement through collaborations, leading and influencing business decisions
• Procurement in least developed economies with high supply chain risks

Desirable Requirements:

• Professional qualification in procurement, CIPS, minimum diploma preferably or equivalent.

Salary
N15,195,957 per annum.