LOGISTICS PROCUREMENT LEAD

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The key purpose of this role is to be responsible for overseeing and coordinating Supply Chain functions (Procurement, Supply, and Logistics). This role focuses on driving Procurements value contribution and delivering excellent service to BU South Logistics Function, while ensuring adherence to relevant policies, strategies, and processes.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Support the development of category strategies within the category

• Supporting the development of category strategies within the VLC category.
• Ensuring the successful execution of strategies developed by Sourcing Managers.
• Providing regional implementation support for categories managed by the Global Procurement Office (GPO).
• Taking end-to-end responsibility for implementing sourcing strategies and contractual agreements within the categories.
• Managing and supporting a team of Country Procurement Managers in executing VLC Category Strategies and Agreements.
• Recommending and embedding effective ways of working for procurements interface with all business stakeholders.
• Offering commercial advice and collaborating with internal stakeholders to introduce best practices and uphold procurement principles.
• Managing stakeholder relationships among GPO, RPO, Supply, Commercial, Marketing, Sales, Logistics, Corporate Affairs, Finance, and other key partners to maximize benefits for BU South.
• Supporting and managing the LE, budget, and execution of projects.
• Overseeing all operational elements related to sourcing execution at the BU level.
• Supporting the development of category strategies within VLC category.
• Ensuring the successful execution of strategies developed by Sourcing Managers.
• Building and maintaining a strong procurement infrastructure to optimize purchasing activities, in alignment with regional and global frameworks.
• Analyzing cost effectiveness and leading cost control initiatives, including budget reviews, profit forecasting, and monitoring purchase price variances against budget.

Process and routines:

• Dedicated carrier productivity meetings, 3PL Meetings - Measuring supplier performance and truck avail, RPSS meeting (Supplier recons, PR, PO processes, retroactive, supplier creation) - SLA compliance.
• Drive value creation initiatives within VLC including Champions and sustainability
• Manage, develop and drive continuous improvement of our supply chain operations.
• Provide support for the development of category practices and objectives, including support in relation to sourcing strategy definition, deployment, and stakeholder management.
• Manage day-to-day Supplier relationships and resolve supplier contractual disputes and security of supply risks.
• Support the implementation of global/ zone strategies in the country, to maximize opportunities, understand total cost of ownership savings and procurement value contribution.
• Collaboration with Regional and Global Category Managers / Directors.
• Ensure all materials required for the demand plans are delivered on time and in full
• Lead the implementation and execution of PROMS in the VLC category.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Good interpersonal skills, analytical skills and builds good relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good verbal, self-management principles and communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively.
• Excellent coaching capability and strives for continuous improvement
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders and teams
• Strong contract knowledge and negotiation skills
• Strong people, leadership and presentation skills
• Finance and accounting allowing the ability to run/read analysis P&L and balance sheet
• Communicating effectively by conveying information and ideas in a clear, meaningful, and timely manner, providing information to ensure understanding across different levels
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Procurement strategic sourcing methodologies
• Sound knowledge of Procurement systems such as Ariba, Anaplan, Syspro and SAP

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree, preferably in engineering and/or commerce, logistics 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.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in Procurement, Logistics or Supply. In depth knowledge of procurement, supply chain, finance and logistics.
• Consumer Goods experience and Alco-Bev industry experience will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of all relevant legislative requirements and familiar with local market environments

Additional Information:

• Band: VIII

AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing.