Guinness Nigeria Plc is currently recruiting for the position of Portfolio Manager - Demand and Indirect. We are continuously interested in talented individuals who want to progress their careers and make a difference to our business.
Guinness Plc is recruiting to fill the below position:
Job Title: Portfolio Manager- Demand & Indirect
AutoReqId: 40215BR
Level: L4
Reports To: Head of Procurement
Location: Nigeria
Responsibilities
- The role holder is responsible for Strategic Procurement & Projects across all Procurement spend in Demand & Indirect in Guinness Nigeria as well as drives Vendor Base Rationalisation and evaluation/selection and development of suppliers of long-term relevance to the business
- The post-holder is expected to deliver significant profit growth/savings and added value to the business through developing Category Strategies, focusing on Strategic sourcing and driving through cost saving projects, by working with cross functional Teams.
- This will require a fundamental change in focus away from transactional procurement to adoption of a comprehensive Category Management process and implementation of Strategic Sourcing.
- Manages a portfolio of approximately 700 suppliers
- Expected to deliver significant year on year cost reductions net of inflation.
- Targeted benefits include delivery of savings projects committed by the Procurement Director to the business
- To own and develop Strategic Procurement in Guinness Nigeria.
- To deliver cost savings year on year
- To identify savings projects and initiatives for cost efficiency.
- To drive Supplier Rationalisation programmes and develop Suppliers of long term relevance to the business.
- To fully embed Category Management in Guinness Nigeria.
- To contribute and support the Pan Africa Category Management agenda.
Leadership Responsibilities
- Management and leadership of the Procurement Demand & Indirect Team comprising of 2 Category Managers and 2 Supplier Performance Managers.
- Leading the Category Teams and working through cross functional Teams, securing Strategy sign-offs by key stakeholders/ the Guinness Nigeria Leadership Team and driving implementation.
- High performance coaching and development of the Demand & Indirect Procurement Team.
Key Accountabilities
- Embed Category Management and develop/drive Category strategies
- Deliver savings and identified projects for the business.
- Project manage and drive initiatives and Supplier Rationalisation programme
- Manage, develop and coach all reports to build a high performing team
Requirements
- Graduate calibre, MBA would be an added advantage
- Minimum 7 years post qualification Procurement experience; experience within the FMCG environment is advantageous.
- Ability to think strategically and develop strategic options.
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills with significant evidence of savings and value delivery.
- Project Management skills and ability to track & drive through projects
- Sound commercial awareness and the ability to contribute to the wider business process outside immediate role responsibilities.
- Exceptional leadership skills to build and maintain a high performing team
- Ability to work through cross-functional teams across multi sites.
- Ability to engage and influence a wide range of senior stakeholders and be a change agent.
Barriers to Success in Role
- Inability to challenge the status quo
- Inability to influence senior stakeholders and suppliers
- Inability to think strategically
- Lack of general commercial awareness
- Inability to coach and develop the Strategic Team
- Inability to work with cross functional Teams
- Lack of personal mental resilience in the face of obstacles/barriers
Application Closing Date
7th February, 2014
Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
