Procurement Buyer – Demand and Indirects

Procurement Buyer – Demand and Indirects
Diageo Nairobi - Kenya
Job description
****Application deadline: 1 st October, 2014****
This role reports to the Procurement Manager
Context/Scope:EABL comprises five business units: KBL, EAML, CGI, SBL and UBL. KBL is further categorized into Demand and Supply. The Supply business is involved in production of beer and spirits. The Demand business is involved in marketing and pushing the product to consumers. This role is located within the KBL Supply Chain Function. The company is structured on regional basis with purchasing sections, which have been delegated to the various markets to manage their supplies and suppliers. While there is interaction with the Global Demand and Indirect Procurement functions, major procurement decisions and plans, procedures and practices are dealt with at the in-market level. Procurement ensures that
• Goods / services purchased meet EABL requirements on quality, service and Corporate Citizenship;
• Purchasing processes / procedures comply with Diageo standards; and
• Purchasing is done to add value to Diageo – through improved cost efficiency, greater effectiveness of inputs (e.g. media) or innovation.
The role will work closely with the Procurement Controllers for Demand and Indirects, Head of Procurement, Sales and Marketing, HR functions, the Africa Business Support Centre (ABSC), Finance and Suppliers (account managers to MD’s).
Purpose of the role:Participate in defining Procurement Strategy within selected categories. Participate and lead Cross-functional Team for both Sourcing and supplier management.
Market Complexity: The Global economy is facing a world crisis on Food leading to inflation on all commodities. As a result EABL is faced with an unprecedented inflation of all key ingredients and services. Besides, the local economy is fraught with myriad of economic problems and high levels of corruption.
The Demand category is complex as it has a number of sub- categories within it namely Media, Creative Ideation, Below the Line services, POS and Asset Acquisition and Activation. The category has a high risk factor attached to it as it involves using suppliers to create brands on our behalf. There is need for careful vendor selection and management to ensure value maximization for EABL and Diageo. Most of the suppliers are local however for specialized sub categories such as Creative Ideation, a mix of local and global suppliers are used. The Indirect category supports HR services such as Security, Medical, Contract workers and Facilities. Overheads such as Fleet, Catering, IS, Insurance and Travel and Entertainment are also covered within the indirect category
Although the “procure to pay process” is supported by SAP, it is still not optimum and needs improvement. This calls for a step change towards effective proactive procurement strategies for sourcing, introduction of modern and best practice of Supplier management for amazing supplier relationships in order to afford the company an upper hand in competition.
Top Accountabilities:

• Assure availability for category with the right quality, service, cost, risk and growth support.
  
• Effective Risk Management and governance of all suppliers and service within the category
  
• Provide functional knowledge to cross functional team
  
• Build Key relationship for value with Key suppliers with the category
  
• Focus on innovation and deliver innovative ideas through Suppliers Innovation forum
  
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements at the work environment.
  

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Commerce or related qualification.
  
• Member of CIPS
  
• At least one (1) year experience in functional procurement.
  

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