Sourcing Category Manager: Marketing And Content

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Multichoice Group Full time

The Organization The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa, Dubai and the Netherlands with principal operations in pay television, video entertainment, advertising and content security.

Brands within the Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto.

We're proud to say we serve 20 million subscribers across more than 50 African markets, with a successful history of identifying and adapting to industry trends, allowing us to continuously deliver the best in entertainment.

By joining our passionate and creative team, you can help us achieve our objectives of expanding our pay-TV and SVOD (Subscription Video On demand) subscriber bases, improving advertising sales, spearheading cutting-edge technology, supporting local content, and providing an exceptional customer experience.

Join Africa's most loved storyteller

Division:
Finance

Department:

Shared Service Centre:
Source-to-Pay

Key Stakeholders Head of Shared Services,

Senior Manager:
Source to Pay, Senior: Category Manager, Category Managers, Sourcing Specialists, Suppliers, BU Heads, BBBEE, Finance Business Partners, CFO's; Business Operations

Purpose of the Position:

Manage, direct and coordinate Category Management, including Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Benefit Tracking, Contract Management and Internal Stakeholder Management activities delivering total cost of ownership savings and procurement process improvements for an assigned set of categories.

Key Performance Objectives Managing Selected Categories For the selected categories:

Define and Implement Category Management Approach; Develop overall category vision and strategy in line with the established overall Procurement Strategy and Policies.

Deep understanding and technical expertise is required in the relevant category, specifically Marketing and Video Content and Production.

Act as an Account lead to one or more Business Units, and act in a Source to Pay advisory role to the Finance Business Partners and CFOs, and HOD'sEstablish category priorities and planning based on benefits opportunities.

Lead the planning and application of Strategic Sourcing, using the structured methodology, to address Category total cost of ownership.

Mandate to negotiate, sign and terminate contracts with regards to applicable categories, dependent on DOA.Lead, develop and manage cross-functional category teams in Strategic Sourcing Lead management of internal stakeholders: Work with business partners to develop and secure valuable agreements to procure materials and/or services which meet internal business partner requirements.

Lead the development and monitor the execution of the Supplier Management Strategy / Approach, including Supplier Relationship Management and Performance Management.

Work with Contract Managers to execute Contract Management as a part of Category Management/Supplier Management activities and ensure regional and local contract execution resulting from with Strategic Sourcing.

Execute contract implementation in a way that maximizes future contract compliance. Monitor compliance and solve issues with internal customers and suppliers.

Plan for and set a plan for contract implementation in collaboration with central and regional buyers and when applicable, with the PTP Manager Accountable for Category Benefit Tracking, to identify opportunities for cost savings and to measure the results of category sourcing and procurement initiatives.

Lead and collaborate with Sourcing analyst(s) and Sourcing Specialists (from the pool of Resources) in the different Strategic Sourcing activities.


Manage suppliers:
Facilitate Commercial Supplier Performance Management for strategic and preferred suppliers, where applicable.

Good understanding of eProcurement, e-Sourcing and e-Tendering toolsQualifications Ideally advanced university qualifications, preferably in Purchasing Management or Supply Chain Degree, Commerce & other relevant discipline.

Recognized qualification in Procurement.

CIPs is an advantageExperience / Skills Required Minimum of 5-10 years' relevant experience in a similar role/strategic sourcing and category management.

Deep technical experience in sourcing marketing services.
SAP system experience. Deep technical experience in Marketing Video Content & Production.
Deep understanding and ability to execute on Project & Program Management. Stakeholder Management.
Proven analytical skill and ability is essential. Strong competencies in data cleaning, sorting, visualisation, analysis and modelling is required. Advanced negotiation skills.
Ability to manage leaders within a team.

Can-do go getter attitude with ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneouslyExperience with managing Preferential Procurement and Enterprise and Supplier Development.

Competencies Influencer with rich Strategic Sourcing experienceStrong record in successful sourcing of complex commodities, especially ServicesStrong Stakeholder Management abilities and can be seen as being objective and rational and acts as a trusted advisor to the business.

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