British America Tobacco Company Recruits Sourcing Manager Cluster 2 and Benin,Cameroon, Niger and Togo

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsible for the development and execution of sourcing plans within WAM Cluster 2 and BeNiTo
• To ensure the end market category sourcing and contracts meet the business requirements through the execution of the strategic sourcing process.
• To apply global policies, standards and platforms including the agreed Sourcing Management methodology and approach and to deliver robust terms and conditions that manages BAT’s service delivery and commercial risk.
• To manage the local customer relationship for those categories being managed at end market level, shaping demand and compliance where appropriate.
• To deliver end market contracts in conjunction with Legal.
• To ensure all contracts are agreed with the relevant business owner.
• To lead the process of sourcing execution to ensure delivery of the stakeholder requirements and targets.
• To challenge demand and requirements and manage customer expectations to ensure compliance and drive continuous improvement.
• To drive and facilitate “source to contract” for specific end market categories. This includes the resolution of any contracts related issues and includes one-off spend items.
• To ensure contracts are completed for all relevant agreements and that SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) have been agreed with the relevant business owner.
• To manage negotiation and supplier selection within the framework of any category strategies or sourcing strategies.
• To apply the agreed global policies, standards and platforms.
• Provide forecasts on prices and market changes as an input into planning where appropriate.
• To ensure the business at cluster level is compliant with procurement policy and actively manage any compliance issues or escalating any issue as appropriate.
• To own commercial supply base management building strong internal and external business relationships to ensure the delivery of the category goals.
• To facilitate the creation of supplier SLA’s and performance check-points. Manage and resolve contractual performance issues and escalate where required.
• To manage any conflicting requirements between customer and procurement at cluster end markets level escalating any issues as appropriate.
• To identify new products and services that may impact on sourcing execution and escalate to the End Market Procurement Business Manager.
• To propose and/or develop alternate solutions alongside new products and services.

Experience & Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of supply market, supplier capabilities and competitor activity, and expected trends at a local level.
• Proven capability of applying supplier management techniques to ensure contracted benefits are delivered.
• Supplier and contract management experience.
• Detailed understanding of financial evaluation and interpretation of supplier’s records and their key cost and business drivers.
• Full understanding of the category total cost model, cost drivers and all factors needed to ensure a robust agreement for BAT (including specification and testing requirements).
• Understanding of the processes, timelines and constraints for the development and delivery of new products.
• Professional knowledge of procurement principals, including high order negotiation skills.
• Sound knowledge of corporate regulations and legislation to ensure the creation of effective group contracts.

• Experience of sourcing at a local level for a period of 2 years minimum.

Skills

• High level of commercial awareness.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven negotiation skills and influencing skills: able to influence business partners and suppliers as well as the ability to be assertive if required to ensure compliance to contract.
• Strong numerical ability.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships working across geographic boundaries.

• A focus on service delivery and savings.

Qualifications

• Relevant business qualification. Minimum of Bachelor Degree in Commerce/International trade/SC management
• CIPS Corporate Diploma in Purchasing and/or membership of The Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply or equivalent country qualification or membership would be an advantage.

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