Indirect Specialist (Commercial, services and IT)
Company: Multinational Manufacturing Company
Location: Addis Ababa
Job Description
Accountabilities
- Build a category strategy that supports the delivery of local business unit AOP strategy for Indirects.
- Understands and manages the category contract requirements related to Indirect material purchases, Commercial, Services, IT (local and imported)
- Liaise with Logistics team to track delivery and lead time of internationally procured goods.
- Understands the KPI’s of local and foreign suppliers in terms of service, quality, and productivity and provides actionable data to Procurement Manager to deliver suppliers performance.
- Supports the Procurement Manager in the execution of local key projects and overall PepsiCo strategy.
- Supports the Procurement manager in the execution of legal contracts.
- Understands key cost drivers, industry trends and best practices to deliver strategy
- Ensure all purchases are reviewed and approved in accordance with the purchase authorization matrix.
- Ensure all contracts and purchase orders are in compliance with PepsiCo Global procurement policy, relevant acts, legal demands and ethical standards.
- Executes appropriate governance, project and change management.
- Responsible for preparation of RFQ’s, RFP’s, vendor selection, tenders, purchase orders, and the negotiation of awards and commodities, as well as delivery of procured goods and services.
- Registering vendors on ERP.
- Maintain supplier master data and spend, for the services and IT category.
Key Relationships:
Within Global Procurement
- Partners with Procurement manager to execute local categories strategies
- Partners with the BU stakeholders to drive globally leveraged, locally relevant strategies, share best practices and highlight opportunities and risks.
Other PepsiCo Functions
- Partners with local functions to drive AOP
- Partners with local Marketing, commercial and project team to accomplish Indirect strategic objectives.
- Manage external interaction with key suppliers
Job Requirements
Key Skills/Experience Required
Identify any differentiating expertise required for success in the role.
Key Skills / Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business management, Procurement, logistics.
- 3 years of experience working in procurement.
- Strong critical thinking and strategic skills.
- Excellent negotiations skills.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy and organizational skills with ability to be flexible and work well under pressure
- Commercial contracting
- Legal control and application
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Import and Export experience
- Result oriented, organised and able to meet deadlines
- Skilled in spreadsheet programs
- Hands-on experience using ERP systems
Differentiating Competencies Required
Identify any differentiating behaviors, leadership skills or soft skills required for success in the role.
- Highly proactive and able to navigate complexity while developing sourcing strategies
- Ability to thrive in complex, unstructured environments.
- Strategic/action orientation, self-driven and innovative.
- Excellent communicator and negotiator.
- Problem solving skills.
How to Apply
- Interested and qualified applicants can apply through multinational@ethiojobs.net
- Deadline July 17, 2023