Head of Procurement West-Central Africa
- Nom de l'entreprise Importante entreprise
- Secteur d'activité Industries
- Lieu de travail Abidjan, Côte d'ivoire
- Date d'expiration 06 Janvier 2019
- Nombre de postes 01 poste ouvert
- Niveau de poste Responsable d'équipe| Manager / Responsable département
- Niveau d'étude (diplome) Master 1, Licence Bac + 4| Master 2, Ingéniorat, Bac + 5
- Type de contrat CDD
- Importante entreprise
- Abidjan, Côte d'ivoire
Global Job purpose (A brief statement indicating the basic purpose of the global job)
The jobholder is accountable for all procurement activities in West & Central Africa and delivery of required business performance.
The jobholder shall drive the West & Central Africa Procurement function towards increased and sustainable sourcing effectiveness and process efficiency, quality and compliance to support business growth strategy.
The jobholder serves as the critical link between key country/site stakeholders and the global Procurement organization.
Geographical Scope
Country / Group of countries
Major Tasks and Responsibilities
The jobholder provides leadership and coordination for all procurement activities in West & Central Africa to deliver required business performance;
He/she is familiar with the key processes, functions and guidelines at all;
Enterprise levels and ensures they are taken into account at country group level;
He/she acts in partnership and alignment with the global Procurement network and is accountable for the following activities:
Clearly communicate Procurement vision, role and objectives in West & Central Africa.
Ensures end-2-end process execution of Procurement processes in accordance with the group, divisional and functional strategy by reducing organizational complexity and avoiding redundancies in processes;
Ensures the quality, compliance and cost efficiency of the covered processes and systems in West & Central Africa according to Global Standards;
Standardize the way of working, processes, tools and practices in Procurement in order to offer a high and consistent level of service to the internal stakeholders;
Provides input to and enforces global functional process operations policies, procedures, and organizational setup in line with functional leadership and Bayer’s Procurement guidelines;
Understands business needs and engages with stakeholders to meet their priorities and requirements and therefore, builds effective, trustful, personal relationships with key stakeholders in West & Central Africa;
Plans and executes sourcing events to create a competitive advantage, e.g. spend reduction, supply security and/or time-to-market. Prepares supplier negotiations, awards suppliers and conducts post negotiation debriefs;
Manages supply agreements & contracts;
Monitors and controls contractual agreements and clauses over entire lifecycle and minimizes exposure to contractual risks in external relationships through usage of terms and conditions aligned with legal function;
Provides country-specific market intelligence to mitigate supply risk, gain competitive advantage and make better business decisions;
Continuously conducts detailed supplier and supply market analysis at country level looking at facts and indicating market trends in supply base and technology;
Manages supplier relationships and implements supplier management principles in supply base, builds relationships and improves supplier performance;
Incorporates company’s responsibility and commitment to sustainable business practices into category supplier relationships and ensures compliance through reports, audits and improvement plans;
Deliver day-to-day services, resolve operational issues and handles escalation;
Value added to the success of the company – what are the main objectives of the function;
Ensures the efficiency, quality and compliance of the Procurement function in West & Central Africa.
Work Relations
Internal:
Reports directly to Head of Business Services West-Central Africa;
Procurement International Regional Caretaker Middle East/Africa/South Asia/Turkey & Iran;
(Senior) Business representatives, Country Leadership team in West & Central Africa;
Demand owner / business stakeholders in West-Central Africa;
Global category heads / managers / sourcers and Business Partner organization;
Global Procurement network incl. Global S2P organization (GPOs, Content management, Intelligence, Project Management).
External:
Supplier base
Industry partners;
Local government officials (permit applications/import audits etc...);
Academic institutes and consultants.
Qualifications (Education, skills, experiences and personal characteristics necessary for success)
Relevant university degree or equivalent;
Several years of relevant experience in (Procurement) leadership positions, preferably from multi-national companies;
Strong procurement experience or knowledge of procurement related business processes;
Excellent communication and influencing skills to successful partner to drive objectives at this position;
Team-oriented leadership skills through experience with senior management;
Experience in leading and working in “virtual” teams and communities;
Analytic decision making and creative thinking skills;
Good understanding of business needs & challenges;
Strong collaboration skills and service orientation;
Excellent communication strategy and messaging skills with the ability to build long term partnerships;
Strong negotiation, communication, influencing and problem solving skills;
High proficiency level in English and French.
KPI / Financial Magnitude
Procurement Value;
Operating Costs.
- Nom de l'entreprise Importante entreprise
- Secteur d'activité Industries
- Lieu de travail Abidjan, Côte d'ivoire
- Date d'expiration 06 Janvier 2019
- Nombre de postes 01 poste ouvert
- Niveau de poste Responsable d'équipe| Manager / Responsable département
- Niveau d'étude (diplome) Master 1, Licence Bac + 4| Master 2, Ingéniorat, Bac + 5
- Type de contrat CDD
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