Executive Advisor - Procurement for Africa

Location: Africa

Education: BE Tech / BE+ MBA 

Experience: 12 - 14 Years 

Local Language is must 

Roles & Responsibilities: 
To advise board on procurement strategies time to time 
Develop and implement a companywide purchasing strategy 
Build and maintain strong working relationships to gain buy- in and engagement with the key stakeholders 
Challenge, enhance and standardize existing procurement practices across all business units to ensure conformity of approach, generate economies of scale and deliver better value for money 
Deliver a category approach to ensure the procurement resources align with all operational and functional business areas across the globe 
Build and grow the procurement team by utilizing strong change management techniques and focusing on people development. 
Build superior supplier relationship management capability within the team and through continuous business improvement 
Maintain relationships with existing suppliers and source new suppliers as required 
Oversee procurement system and data strategy; Implement new tools to support the function and the wider business 
Lead support and manage the tendering process for large strategic purchases 
Maximize profit by tendering contracts and meeting with suppliers to negotiate the best terms of contract for 
Realize and deliver cost savings, together with a range of additional benefits including improved supplier performance, improved quality of service and total cost of performance along with risk management 
Manage department spend and budget 
Work collaboratively with finance on departmental and wider organizational forecasts, where procurement has an impact 
Manage the procurement governance process across the business ensuring policy compliance 
Support business operations to resolve SLA breaches of contract and provide guidance to resolutions 
Developing and managing the relationship with the procurement function 

Recruiter Name:Bhavesh Patel
Telephone:9574001852