Job
description
SABMiller
Procurement is looking for a Country
Procurement Manager – Botswana to fill the vacant post in their
Botswana Office.
Country
Procurement Manager – Botswana
SABMiller Procurement
Location: Gaborone
Requirements
What do we
offer?
The Botswana Country Procurement Manager will be responsible for the Procurement
Operations and Procurement Personnel at all KBL sites within Botswana.
This person holds
accountability for local target setting in alignment with global and regional
Procurement goals. Driving Procurement value contribution and excellent service
to the SABMiller business while ensuring compliance with policies, strategies
and processes, the Country Head of Procurement also has functional and
managerial responsibility for the Local Sourcing Manager and Procurement
Specialists allocated to the country.
The successful
candidate will have the opportunity to develop and monitor the Procurement
budget in the country from a leadership position; acting as a change agent in
leading implementation of new global procurement initiatives. You will be
managing supplier relationships at country level, as well as the relationships
with key internal stakeholders.
You will be an
ambassador for procurement, reinforcing and promoting best practice across the
end-to-end sourcing process to ensure end users are following proper buying
channel guidance. Proactively organise sessions with internal customers to
identify further TCO/TVO reduction opportunities, in alignment with Regional
and Global Category Teams. You will also be responsible for managing your team
in a way that improves and reinforces procurement’s profile and recognition
within the internal customer community across SABMiller.
This is a new
position within SABMiller Procurement and as such there is a fantastic
opportunity to lead changes internally across the supply chain, designing
procurement activities from scratch in a somewhat “Greenfield” environment.
Categories
covered by the role:
Primary Materials, Brewing Materials, Packaging Materials, Marketing and Sales,
Professional Business Services, Utilities, Fleet and Freight, Maintenance,
Repairs and Operations and Capex
Who are you?
Academic
background:
University/Bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering and/or commerce or
other relevant discipline; or a relevant combination of formal qualifications
and additional specialised study; a recognised qualification in procurement
would be considered an asset.
Experience: Demonstrable depth of
knowledge of procurement and Supply Chain Management, with relevant leadership
experience in the same functional domain or other related positions, preferably
working in an international environment. Ideally you will have experience in a
“Greenfield” or similar sourcing environment where you have led or facilitated
a major change.
Language
skills:
Proficiency in English and Setswana
Personal: Ambitious and self-driven
with the ability to work proactively and autonomously in a complex and
challenging environment. Both the role and SABMiller would suit someone looking
for the potential to further develop a career in procurement.
Nationality: Botswana Citizen
Other
Competencies:
Can apply insights gained from analysis to develop “game-changing” category
strategies and combine this with strong influencing skills to gain buy-in from
internal stakeholders and suppliers.
Strong Supplier
Relationship Management (SRM) skills, able to work collaboratively with local,
regional and global suppliers.
Ability to deliver
real value to customers and emphasising results over activities.
Pragmatic individual
with the ability to translate vision and strategies into own and others
priorities and into daily work activities.
Tough-skinned and
able to challenge assumptions and influence business partners to
director/CXO/board level.
Excellent leadership
skills; understands how to build an environment that enables the team to thrive
and prosper, performing at its best and living the SABMiller values.
Superior change
leadership skills, ideally having delivered change in a complex “Greenfield”
procurement environment.
Company
profile
SABMiller
Procurement is the global procurement organisation of the SABMiller Group.
Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, SABMiller Procurement sources an extensive
range of materials and services. This includes brewing materials, packaging,
capital equipment, marketing materials and business services. SABMiller
Procurement operates four regional offi ces located in Johannesburg (South
Africa), Miami (USA), Zug (Switzerland) and Melbourne (Australia).
We are on a journey
towards Procurement Excellence aiming at integrating the end to end procurement
organisation and developing optimal sourcing strategies. Our business is a
multicultural workforce with international leaders and specialists in their
procurement fi eld. To continue being a best in class procurement organisation
we focus on attracting, retaining and developing the best talent to support a
culture that motivates the fulfi lment of our highly demanding goals. This is
why our organisation is known for intellectual and analytical rigour, strategic
focus backed up by executional and operational excellence and relentless drive
for sustainable value creation for SABMiller. Do you want to join our journey?
Closing
date and application instructions
Applicants who meet
the above requirements should send their applications, CV’s and at least two
recent references to:
KBLrecruitment@bw.sabmiller.com.
Closing date 26 th
June 2015
NB- PLEASE NOTE THAT
ONLY QUALIFYING AND SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE RESPONDED TO
