Category Manager

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Pernod Ricard Full time

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
- Responsible for managing category strategies within Media, Production and Brand Activation space across Africa that are under the control of the Regional Procurement office.-
- Will also lead the strategic sourcing initiatives and optimization projects for the category in that region. Will provide regional support for initiatives managed by Markets not covered within this scope.-
- Team with key stakeholders in Marketing and/or Mktg. Services to support overall local and regional business/marketing objectives Develop the regional Media, Production and Brands Activation procurement strategy and key performance criteria-
- Benchmark, establish and drive best practice on cost structure and cost optimization of production costsIdentify, co-ordinate and negotiate regional framework deals as appropriate while ensuring local autonomy for supplier selection and cost negotiation-
- Recommend & embed ways of working for procurement interface with Marketing-
- Manage and coach procurement specialists as appropriate-
- Provide commercial advice and work jointly with Marketing and Sales ensuring introduction of best practice and management of procurement principles in the Experiential Events & Activations and the Media and Production space- JOB SCOPE AND CONTEXT:
- Responsible for sourcing strategy development-
- Collate all necessary category analytics-
- Analyse spend and user specific requirements-
- Conduct market research to assess market dynamics related to the category/ies-
- Support Sourcing Strategy Execution - Ensure readiness across all countries for strategy execution-
- Escalate where necessary supplier performance issues - Support Collaborative Optimization activities where applicable-
- Handle second level escalations with suppliers/internal stakeholders to resolve performance issues-
- Collaborate with supplier and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of Category Managers sourcing outputs / agreements-
- Ensure suppliers are correctly enabled through ERP - Ensure contractual terms & conditions are effectively “operationalized”, identify and track benefits, while developing strategies for negotiation, risk and innovation together with stakeholders-
- Working closely with the business to maximize Experiential Events & Activations and Media and Production opportunities / deals.-
- He/she is the resident expert for these services sharing and facilitating best practices, working closely with marketing, global, regional and local.-
- Provide strategic purchasing of Media, Production and Brands Activation services directly or with regional/local buyers, maximizing value for money and return on investment, aligning with business/marketing strategies and agency management and motivation techniques.- Management & Leadership

Management of the Media and Marketing Agency categories and Leading direct reports

Management of Media and Marketing Agencies and General Procurement for head office as a Category- Category strategy development and implementation. (Clearly defined cost models / structures and scope baselines, go to market strategy and contract management)- Maintain database of contracts and approved suppliers.- Classification of all components within the Media, Agency and General Procurement Category- Supplier identification, selection and Relationship Management- Establish meeting and communication routines within Procurement Team (Bi
- Weekly One on Ones, Bi-Weekly Team Meetings etc.)- Establish meeting and communication routines with Internal Customers and Stakeholders- Development of annual sourcing calendar, presented to HOD and Op’s Director.

Team Leadership- Establish Development Plans for self and team to increase knowledge, expertise and performance within the Procurement Function- Establish Goals / Performance Scorecards for self and team which ensure alignment to Functional Objectives of cost & operational efficiency- Leadership of Media and Marketing Agency portfolio to ensure individual, team and business objectives are achieved- Back-up for Head of Procurement and Purchasing Category Specialists -when on leave- Evidence of managing a team

Reporting- Development and implementation of Monthly Reports for the Category (savings, contracted spend, BBBEE performance, new eCatologues created, committed spend, supplier payment summary)- Account for monthly variances and financial impact on budgets- This includes, Activity Levels, Campaign Status, Cost Efficiencies etc.- Maintain and report on Purchase Orders created within Category.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement- Drive innovation and continuous improvement- Focus on continuous improvement of the way in which the category is being managed. Improvement in contract coverage and catalogues- Propose new standards with regard to processes Improved business efficiencies and speed to market- Knowledge sharing with team- Optimization of current Procurement processes

Focus on innovation and efficiency-

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