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  • Posted: Jun 2, 2017
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    We make some of the most beloved brands in Nigeria - Cadbury Bournvita beverage, TomTom and Trebor Buttermint confections. We are part of Mondelēz International, Inc., a global snacks powerhouse with an unrivaled portfolio of brands people love. While Cadbury Nigeria and its brands are part of the Mondelēz International family, a por...
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    Sourcing Specialist - Manufacturing Equipment & Services

    Job Number: 1701718
    Job: Procurement Logistics & Manufacturing
    Schedule: Full-time

    Job Description

    • The Sourcing Specialist - MES drives and supports the development of Spend Area practices for related Spend areas in his country, across all manufacturing locations and head offices.
    • The incumbent reports to the regional Manager Sourcing MES, actively support to manages the regional FM, MRO, U&E  spend in the complex, multi-cultural environment of businesses.
    • He works in close collaboration with Regional  FM, MRO Sourcing Manager to leverage business needs, market insights, risks and opportunities, and drives Regional and local Procurement goals.
    • The incumbent will be responsible of the deployment of Global /Regional sourcing strategy, and stakeholder management, to maximize total cost of ownership savings and Procurement value contribution.
    • The role will involve leading sourcing activities including ‘request for information/quotation/ proposal, negotiation and contracting as well as benchmarking activities for existing contractual relationships. Relationship Management with selected global/regional /local suppliers forms an important part of the responsibilities.
    • The MES Sourcing specialist is accountable to drive Procurement value contribution to MondelÄ“z International while ensuring compliance with policies, strategies and processes.

    Other specific tasks include:

    • Market intelligence / overview of supply markets / business need analysis
    • Attent or lead meetings within their assigned geographical and/or material group responsibilities
    • Support development and execution of appropriate regional /local sourcing strategies in support of Global strategies
    • Development and / or roll-out of relevant procurement tools (benchmarking, templates, etc.) and relevant best practices
    • Execution of contracts and ultimate owner of supplier relationships
    • Delivery against financial targets

    Responsibilities
     Assist Regional Spend Area Manager with strategic planning and the execution of sourcing practices:

    • Define requirements and templates for analytics and market intelligence support from the Sourcing Analyst Pool.
    • Support the continous improvement and standardization of the strategic sourcing processes.
    • Analyze spend baseline, Spend Area profile, and market insights to support development of Spend Area and supplier strategies.
    • Support the development of Go-To-Market and negotiation strategies in alignment with the Regional Spend Area Manager and ensure proper documentation thereof.
    • Coordinate with off-shore Sourcing Analyst Pool to provide support on sourcing events (e.g. bid event preparation, supplier communication package, negotiation decks).
    • Perform supplier analysis including supplier screening, financials and capability assessments to  support supplier selection process.

    Execute end-to-end sourcing projects for less complex Spend Areas in alignment with the Regional Spend Area Manager:

    • Manage the Procurement strategy implementation or sourcing execution for less complex Spend Areas.
    • Perform supplier selection and fact-based negotiations, validated by the Regional Spend Area Manager.
    • Provide support to regions and countries on a case-by-case basis to offset local or regional skills gaps (bring specific Spend Area or technical knowledge to key stakeholder meetings and negotiations).
    • Build up knowledge repository and encourage active enhancement by Regional Spend Area Managers based on local experience.

    Assist and drive stakeholder alignment:

    • Support the Regional Spend Area Manager in the identification of the stakeholders in the initiation of the strategy development and sourcing execution projects.
    • Actively engage with stakeholders as defined in alignment with the Spend Area Manager throughout the strategy development and sourcing execution process.
    • Ensure that the input from the stakeholder is considered in the process.
    • Prepare the stage gate documentation.

    Responsible for regional productivity projects that ensure delivery against agreed financial targets:

    • Identify potential and realize productivity/savings strategies and levers
    • Obtain buy-in / endorsement from regional management and stakeholders for proposed initiatives
    • Track project execution and report progress and achievements to Spend Area Manager.
    • Execute initiatives within the areas of responsibility such as supplier performance evaluations, etc.

    Propose sourcing solutions that streamline and optimize buying  processes  in line with overall sourcing strategies:

    • Ensuring full compliance to Procurement Policy and procedures
    • Ensure streamlined and timely process to execution in systems
    • Responsible to develop & Maintain Spend area card sourcing  for each GMCS with LPR support

    Coordinate operational interfacing and interactions:

    • Interface between the global Procurement organization and the product development, planning and
    • supply teams in the regions or countries in alignment with the Global  Spend Area Manager and the Regional Spend Area Manager.
    • Provide insights on Procurement analytics and data to support the new product development cycle.
    • Escalate issues to the Spend Area Manager or Spend Area Director.

    Qualifications
    Education, qualifications:

    • Appropriate University Bachelor's Degree 
    • MBA, Procurement Professional Qualification 

    Skills/Leadership Competencies:

    • Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation 
    • Project Management and Communication
    • Relationship Management
    • People and Change Management

    Experience:

    • Minimum 2-3 years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain
    • Extensive knowledge of Spend Area at hand

    Languages:

    • Fluent spoken / written English

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Mondelez International on mondelez.taleo.net to apply

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