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Job
Title: Assistant Procurement Manager –
Indirect
Job
Number: 18000AJD
Location: Oregun, Lagos
Job Field: Supply Chain
Job Type: Regular
Job Schedule: Full-time
Department: Procurement
Posting Date : Jul-11-2018
End
Date : Jul-16-2018
Main
Job Purpose
(A concise statement setting out the main purpose and objectives of the job.)
§ Responsible for tactical
sourcing of Indirect Procurement goods and services in Country cluster Nigeria
for portfolio Business Services
Key Accountabilities
(Please describe the responsibilities and end results that would be expected.)
§ Efficient, timely and
transparent communication to internal customers and suppliers
§ Work within defined
Procurement procedures (Ways of Working) and adhere to the Code of Business
Principles at all times
§ Work in an effective,
cohesive team environment (Ability to understand all areas of Indirects
Procurement)
§ Supplier Relationship
Management
§ Flexibility to
travel. Average travel anticipated 2-4 days per month
§ Integrating global /
regional sourcing strategies with business and category demands, ensuring
timely inputs to global/regional project development and OTIF execution of
global/regional projects in the cluster.
§ Act as first point of
contact for the business for issues/questions relating to Indirects Procurement
goods or services in assigned portfolio, Ariba Buyer and the service from IP
3rd party service provider (IBM) for Sourcing Unit/business unit
§ Work with users in the
Country cluster to analyse and collate information regarding current
requirements and future needs.
Responsibilities
Procurement Strategies:
§ Develop, implement and
drive procurement strategies for tactical sourcing in the cluster
§ Support the procurement
organization to meet goals and objectives in support to the overall Unilever
strategy
§ Engage with Procurement
Managers (Strategic Sourcing team) to understand if a sourcing strategy and
strategic contracts are in place for the portfolio.
§ Implementation of
Tactical and Strategic sourcing agreements at assigned site cluster level
within the portfolio
§ Support Procurement
Managers and Cluster lead by providing timely and accurately assistance on
relevant topics and initiatives as required
Projects:
§ Support Tactical and
Strategic sourcing projects as required
§ Co-ordinate procurement
projects him/herself as needed
Vendor management:
§ Identification and
initial assessments of suppliers for assigned portfolio and site clusters
§ Prepare and manage
supplier selection process for assigned spend and site clusters using available
tools (BW) when applicable and standardised templates (RFI’s, RFQ’s)
§ Work with the Legal
Counsel and/or Patents to finalise commercial agreements using Unilever
contractual operating framework of UPAs or MSAs. Manage and maintain contracts
for the assigned spend and site clusters.
§ Maintain frequent contact
with suppliers, to review/resolve day-to-day issues and to develop current
insights into suppliers’ business conditions.
§ Build and maintain
mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.
§ Develop supplier service
Levels, track and analyse supplier performance data, proposing priorities for
performance improvement and follow up monitoring actions.
§ Address / escalate
supplier non-performance as appropriate.
Business engagement:
§ Ensure the satisfaction
of Unilever’s internal customers with the Indirects Procurement goods or
services provided by the suppliers within the portfolio
§ Measure compliancy by
business users to Procurement policies and contracts and take corrective
actions as appropriate
Portfolio Management:
§ Manage individual Ariba
Buyer Purchase Requests from the business including escalation from IBM,
expedition of emergency orders, facilitation of Goods Receipt processes
§ Source and negotiate for
assigned spend and site clusters goods or services above €7.5k, where no
contract exists and that are not strategically sourced.
§ Identify opportunities to
standardise purchasing requirements, and enable this in the form of a catalogue
that can be loaded into Ariba Buyer
Savings/ADBR:
§ Proactively identify and
deliver Savings and/or Cash (via payment term extension) and Ariba operations
in line with set targets
§ Identify and propose cost
reduction/continuous performance improvement (supplier) opportunities.
§ Identify, implement and
record Value Improvement Programs (VIP) and/ or Action Driven Buying Results
(ADBR) in Savings Tool (ISIS).
Requirements
Essential:
§ 3-5 years on indirects
procurement in FMCG
Internal
Procurement:
§ Cluster lead for country
cluster
§ Tactical sourcing team
for country cluster
§ Indirects Procurement
Managers / teams (Strategic Sourcing)
§ Procurement Services
Supply Chain:
§ Sourcing Units
§ Manufacturing
§ Engineering
§ UEnS
Business:
§ Marketing (Brand
/Category Teams)
§ Customer Development
§ Finance
§ Enterprise Support
§ Legal
External
§ Suppliers
§ IP 3rd party
service provider (IBM)
Reporting Channel:
§ Procurement Manager /
Cluster lead
