Diageo Guinness Nigeria - Supplier Performance Manager

External Job Title              Supplier Performance Manager – BTL & POS

AutoReqId          32752BR

Function              Procurement

Type of Job         Full Time - Exempt

Country                Nigeria

External Job Description              

Job Title:    Supplier Performance Manager – BTL & POS

Level:          L6 M3

Reports To: Category Manager-BTL & POS

Context/Scope

The Procurement function is clearly recognised as a key enabler for Guinness Nigeria to achieve its Mission of becoming the most celebrated business in Nigeria. To successfully deliver the requisite step-change level of functional performance expected in its Supply chain, Procurement has now significantly up-skilled using best local (both internal and externally-recruited) talent and expertise, with a targeted-objective to be benchmarked on a par with peers across Diageo Europe/North America.

The post-holder will be expected to significantly input and contribute to the GN Procurement functional journey in the new operating model. The role has responsibility to support development and implementation of best-in-class Category strategies across sub-categories such as Sales Promotions, BTL – Experiential, Sales promotion, trade audit, Point of sale items.

Dimensions:

Financial:

GN Procurement manages approx. N2bn of external spend with approx 40 suppliers within this sub-categories and is a significant contributor of value to GNPLC.

Purpose:

Responsible for the excellent execution/implementation of category strategies that clearly deliver our Procurement Functional Value agenda of Assure, Protect and Create for all areas of Indirect spend across the 3 sites. Provide procurement support to deliver the most effective and efficient use of company’s funds in the acquisition of services to deliver the key procurement imperatives of Quality, Cost, and Risk management.

The role will be based in Lagos and would be ideal for a final-rotation L6 secondment

There will be occasional requirements for national travel.

Key Accountabilities:

• Accountable for best-in-class Supplier Performance Management processes in Guinness Nigeria that supports the delivery of Procurement’s functional Mission Statement of Assure, Protect, Create

• Supports the Implementation of designated key projects through effective project management, utilising appropriate e-procurement tools to maximise speed, efficiency and drive of benefits e.g. e-RFI’s e-RFP’s, e-auctions, spend analysis. Support the embedding of e-procurement in Guinness Nigeria

• Conducts performance data gathering and analysis to support the preparation of professional commodity bid-templates and follow-up evaluation of prospective supplier’s tenders against service, quality and cost parameters.

• Conducts regular Supplier performance management and implement action plans to close gaps. Pro-actively and independently resolve issues as they arise and manage contract SLAs and KPIs with our suppliers

• Supports the Category Manager – BTL & POS on Supplier development initiatives and progress same.

• Participates in securing stakeholder approvals at GATE meeting using presentations to facilitate decisions on how best to optimise our supply base to deliver our stretch agenda

• Performs Supplier data maintenance on SAP

• Supports the Function’s control and risk agenda, - including CARM, GAR, SFRM, CCS

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Minimum of 3 - 5 years experience, gained in a “blue chip” organization

• Knowledge of Procurement processes is essential covering all procurement imperatives (quality, service, cost, risk, growth support, innovation)

• Experience in advertising, marketing, and sales spend activities.

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