Cluster Procurement Manager Southern Africa

1 week ago

Johannesburg, South Africa JTI - Japan Tobacco International Full time

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**Cluster Procurement Manager Southern Africa**

**What this position is about - Purpose**

The position exists to manage the Procurement Operations within the assigned cluster. This sub-regional role has the following main dimensions: Lead Cluster teams and Procurement operations in South Africa, Angola, DRC, and Tanzania. Participate in financial planning and deliver Cluster benefits/value. Drive Cluster cost optimization and continuous improvement initiatives. Enforce Global/Regional strategies & guidelines and develop Cluster ones when/where relevant. Ensure business connectivity and foster collaborative business partnerships with Cluster stakeholders. Optimize Cluster supplier base and manage SRM within own scope of operations. Ensure all controls/policies are deployed and understood by Cluster Procurement teams. A role model in compliance and ethics.

**What will you do - Responsibilities**:

- Under the leadership of the Regional Procurement Director, the incumbent supports the definition and manages the implementation of cluster and local procurement strategies by:

- Ensuring a solid understanding of Global, Regional, and Local procurement requirements
- Identifying and implementing Cluster/Local opportunities for consolidation
- Aligning local and Regional/Global procurement initiatives and operational implementation and developments, to ensure optimum delivery for the Regional Team
- Ensures two-way best practice sharing between the local entity and HQ
- Implementing and monitoring global/regional applicable category strategies, KPIs, reporting templates, and communication procedures
- Led the cluster Category Managers to ensure the local/cluster supplier base is optimized and appropriate actions are taken to implement global/regional/cluster strategies. As well as driving innovation, continuous improvement, and synergies within the cluster
- Participate in financial planning and deliver Cluster benefits/value
- Drive Cluster cost optimization

**Procurement strategy**:

- Enforces Global/Regional/ Local strategies & guidelines and develops Cluster/ Local ones when/where relevant. Works closely with the Global Category Management team and Regional Procurement Director to support the definition of JTI's Indirect Spend Procurement strategy and analyze cluster spending to identify cluster/local procurement opportunities
- Creates and executes procurement strategy to ensure optimum value is delivered to the business and ensure delivery of all core business objectives through solid category management principles and strategic procurement innovation
- Develops, presents, and validates the annual Cluster Procurement Plan with Regional Procurement Director. Ensure it is built in the ASP and implement to deliver procurement benefits to the region
- In factories, local procurement teams are also accountable to drive the procurement of locally sourced direct materials, ensuring close cooperation with the GSC Procurement team to follow their guidance, and ensuring procurement strategy is aligned with their global sourcing plan
- Be accountable for the delivery of the cluster/ local Procurement KPIs while monitoring the achievement of these KPIs by taking corrective actions when necessary
- Applies best practices and effective communication within the procurement process by utilizing the latest models and taking necessary actions for areas of improvement. Finds alternative ideas and solutions in securing the company's best commercial conditions and value, including extensive external benchmarking

**People Management & Leadership**:

- Leads Cluster/ local entity procurement teams and operations. Oversees staff work allocation in the various locations/ own local team, training needs, mentoring, performance appraisals, and succession planning to develop and motivate them to achieve the targeted productivity and other performance goals (accuracy, timeliness, speed, savings, etc.). Drives motivation and individual development in the team to ensure optimum delivery from each team member
- Leads the development and management of procurement staff in line with JTI and Global Finance's mission, values, and strategies. Ensures P&C KPIs (i.e. turnover, sick leave) are at

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