Manager Sourcing IT & VAS Products Job Vacancy in Kenya

Manager Sourcing IT & VAS Products Job Vacancy in Kenya
Our client is a leader in the telecommunications field with a foothold all over Africa.
The company seeks to recruit a dynamic individual for the position of manager sourcing IT & VAS products

Position Title: Manager Sourcing IT & VAS products
Reports to: Head Sourcing – Networks & IT

Basic Purpose:
    * Lead and anchor strategic sourcing and contracts for IT & VAS Products related equipment and Services in Africa
    * Ensure best value for money spend
    * Work towards building a vendor eco-system

Principle Accountabilities:
Expected End Results: Identify Sourcing Needs & Strategy Major Activities:
    * Identify strategic sourcing needs (for IT & VAS products) for the African region
    * Identify tactical vs. strategic deliverables and evaluate value propositions from strategic perspective
    * Identify and develop partners/suppliers of strategic goods and services (for IT & VAS products) across countries based on business needs and to leverage on One Africa synergies
    * Close coordination with key internal stake holders to ensure right choice of Partners
    * Apprise management of critical issues in sourcing and suggest opportunities for cost saving and improvements
    * Develop new Commercial models for procurement of IT and VAS infrastructure and Services

Expected End Results: Vendor management & assessment Major Activities:

    * Scan the market for new partners both within & outside Africa leveraging on One Africa synergies
    * Identify, compare and select partners providing materials as per defined quality standards at cost-effective rates
    * Visit the supplier premises to check & analyse their capacities & capabilities
    * Evaluate partner performance regularly
    * Develop and nurture business relationships with internal customers and partners across Africa
    * Ensure compliance to agreed SLAs by vendors
    * Facilitate in resolving any escalations of quality deviations in vendor performance if required
    * Assess vendor performance and rate vendors on metrics of cost, quality, and service parameters

Expected End Results: Risk Mitigation Major Activities:

    * Standardize Tender General Condition for Infrastructure creation
    * Optimize consultants liability on the executed projects, if applicable
    * Standardize rate contract terms with cover for maintaining products during the total life cycle

Expected End Results: Ensure compliances to processes, external and internal regulations for all African regions Major Activities:

    * Ensure adherence to defined Supply Chain Policy/Process
    * Conduct timely renewal of all Rate Contracts

Expected End Results: Business Demand Forecasting Major Activities:

    * Collaborate and coordinate with business teams across all Opcos, in forecasting and estimating their material requirements to ensure continuous project workflow

Expected End Results: Market Pulse for New Technologies, Upgradations, creating cost effective new and innovative products & solutions

Major Activities:
    * Recommend internal customers on current market conditions, available state of-the-art technology & new product viability
    * Create strategies, products & solutions for CAPEX cost reductions. Evaluate required material in light of market availability, quality and commercial feasibility dimensions
    * Identify and chart out alternative options in case of material or product unavailability
    * Engage in costs and quality benchmarking through informal market research, study of consumption patterns, quality and cost interrelationships
    * Develop cost benchmarks by checking rates given to other clients and competitors by vendors
    * Derive smarter methods of pan-Africa administrative purchase viz. epurchase etc

Major Challenges:
    * Ability to operate in a multi cultural, multi country environment
    * Management of a multi-vendor eco system
    * Manage expectations of multiple stakeholders – partners, vendors, dealers
    * Manage complex assignments / projects in a different environment
    * Handle internal pressure to bring down costs of products through engaging in innovative value addition solutions for products

Essential Skills & Knowledge: Education
    * Possess a BE qualification from a recognized institution, preferably an MBA

Relevant Experience:
    * Minimum 10 – 12 years of experience in sourcing / commercial/ procurement role with at least 5 years of experience in commercial negotiation

Personal Characteristics & Behaviours:
The incumbent must possess and display the following characteristics:

    * Project & Program management skills
    * Excellent organizational, interpersonal and networking skills
    * Decision making
    * Planning & coordination
    * Service focus
    * Persuasion & negotiation skills
    * Analytical thinking

Application Process
Interested candidates are requested to submit their applications on e-mail to: recruit@idp-ea.com, together with the latest copy of CV, day time telephone number and details of their current remuneration on or before Wednesday 21st July 2010.