Category Manager - Maintenance, Repairs & Operations (MRO)

• Governance, Compliance & People Management:

• Adhere to and enforce Procurement strategy, policy and procedures,
• Drive a culture of Governance and compliance across the Team of Buyers
• Submit monthly reports and annual audits to ensure compliance with the procurement function standards
• Create an integrated team,
• Lead, mentor and guide Buyers
• Category Management & Sourcing:

• Own, develop, maintain and update category strategy and Category Procurement SOPs
• Review and analyse historical spend, technical requirements, market analysis, identified suppliers, sourcing strategies, key risks, savings opportunities and implementation timelines
• Execute sourcing events to award contracts
• Develop negotiation strategies, and negotiate with suppliers
• Regularly interface with end users through regular recurring meetings to address business requirements
• Anticipate and manage sourcing barriers and issues, manage spend and find savings.
• Identify opportunities for improvement
• Implement supply risk management strategy
• Purchase to Pay, Sourcing:

• Oversees execution of central category strategy
• Ensure all purchasing is done in compliance with the category strategy and associated DoA
• Supplier Management:

• Set the supplier strategy (includes localisation)
• Work with Contract Manager to implement supplier contracts
• Identify supplier risks and apply mitigations together with Country Procurement
• Manage supplier relationships and act as key contact for centralised category suppliers
• Engage with Procurement Executive for in-country supplier relationship management requirements
• Contract Management:

• Manage Contract Administration with Category Buyer
• Manage SLAs and develop/manage supplier performance metrics
• Support Contract Manager with drafting contracts by supplying pertinent information (scope, pricing, specific commercial terms, etc.)
• Review the contracting schedule regularly and take action
• Manage and track contract spend across the category

• Relevant Bachelors Degree in Commerce
• Minimum 5 years of procurement experience
• Detailed knowledge of category management
• Advanced negotiating skills
• Legal contracting skills
• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Able to build and maintain relationships at supplier level
• Strong influencing skills
• Sound judgement
• Excellent problem solving skills

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