Category Tower Lead

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Lead centralized category strategy development and value creation within specific indirect (GNFR - Good Not for Resale) spend towers (Technology; Real Estate, Construction & Facilities Management; Operations Consumables; Marketing; Logistics; and Corporate Services). Performs Category Management role for one or more sub-categories.

**CORE ACTIVITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Performs Category Management role for one or more sub-categories
- Develop multi-year enterprise sourcing strategy and savings roadmap in collaboration with the head of ISM function, CFO and other C-suite executives of the respective function/ businesses
- Increase global and regional leverage sourcing capabilities through cross-market international collaboration and ownership of global indirect spend categories
- Play an active role in the communities of practice and work collaboratively with the COE Lead and POC Lead to mature the ISM function and drive continuous improvement of the ISM function
- Provide stewardship of strategic sourcing policy as well as P2P technology and process adoption throughout the organization
- Develop Preferential Procurement and Supplier Development strategies that are integrated into the Category Strategies and plans
- Technology awareness and leveraging best practice technologies to drive supplier management
- Drive Supplier Relationship Management and collaborative supplier value engineering and innovation projects
- Ensure robust supplier risk management strategies are in place for all managed categories within the tower
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with business units and senior internal stakeholder groups and penetrate the organization by continually demonstrating value and breaking down barriers to effective sourcing through polished executive influencing and relationship-building skills
- Execute sourcing projects as defined within the portfolio strategy
- Define project goals, timelines, roles and responsibilities, and an overall project management plan
- Oversee the development and, when required, execute on the organization’s complex negotiation strategies to assure alignment to established goals and desired outcomes
- Work with legal counsel to ensure that all contracts relating to product procured contain all details of the negotiation and tender terms and conditions
- Support the improvement in Preferential Procurement Spend and Enterprise and Supplier Development
- Develop comprehensive implementation and communication plans with stakeholders and end users
- Ensure involvement of all organizations and individuals impacted. Quantify and document results
- Develop and deploy standard reporting for key stakeholders that guages satisfaction, engagement and performance against sourcing activities, upcoming contract expirations, supplier performance issues, and other key information
- Increase total contract spend under categories managed for the respective tower
- Increase spend under management for the respective tower
- Improve voice of the customer and voice of the supplier metrics
- Improve BBBEE compliance (Preferential Procurement and ESD Score)
- Improve ISM Sourcing Skills
- Contribute to the improvement ISM Maturity
- Achieve financial targets
- Adoption of new ways of work and technology enablers
- Manage metrics to influence demand management
- Continuously track and manage indirect spends and ensure procurement budgets are met for the respective and optimized
- Reduce annual indirect spend for tower by lowering the cost base
- Drive hard and soft savings targets for respective tower
- Lead, develop and drive strong employee engagement for a team of 2-3 high performing strategic sourcing professionals (Specialists through to Category Managers )
- Actively coach and mentor category managers and sourcing specialists on best class practices in indirect spend management and improve ISM sourcing skills

**Minimum Academic, Professional Qualifications & Experience required for this position**
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Business Process Management, Analytics, Information Technology
- 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management management consulting, retail or professional services role with a demonstrated track record of results and increasing level of responsibility

MCIPS (Chartered institute of Procurement and Supply), PMP (Project Management Professional), SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional), MBA desirable

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: R1,000,000.00 - R2,200,000.00 per year

**Education**:

- Bachelors (required)

**Experience**:

- Strategic Sourcing: 10 years (required)

License/Certification:

- MCIPS, PMP, SCMP (required)