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Contract And Procurement Specialist

Posted On	6th Jan 2023
Location	Accra, Accra, Ghana
Preferred Qualifications	A Bachelor’s Degree In Contracting And Procurement Or Related Commercial Discipline
Contract Type	Permanent
Min. Years of Exp	5 years
Age Range	25 to 40 years
Preferred Gender	Any
Interview Date	10th Jan 2023
Start Date	16th Jan 2023
Preferred Skills	Collaboration And Teamwork, Attention To Detail
Description	Supply Chain Intelligence, Category Management And Sourcing Strategy • Develop Key Metrics For Commercial Benchmarking By Analyzing Market And Competitor Trends, Their Key Drivers And How These Impact On Supply Chains. • Develop And Run Cost Models By Activity Base, And Total Cost Of Ownership Models Based On Industry, Market, Supplier, And Supply Chain Information. • Utilize Benchmarking And Cost Modeling To Identify Gaps To Top Quartile Performance And Drive Improvements. • Lead Implementation Of Most Competitive Category Management Strategies, With A Thorough Review Across All Available Value Levers (demand, Specification, Price) Across The End- To-end (Enterprise To Enterprise) • Proactively Seeks Input And Coaching From Peers And The CPM Manager To Ensure Maximization Of Value Across The Portfolio Of Categories. Deal Making And Negotiations • Coordinate Development And Issuing Of Tenders, Evaluation, And Finalization Of Contracts, Prepare And Issue Purchase Orders /Contracts, Expediting, Termination, And Suspension, Disputes Management, Notification For Commencement And Closeout Of Contracts. • Organize For Negotiations By Identifying Decision Makers, Stakeholders, Possible Scenarios, Related Reactions, And Impact Of Time; Anticipating Mental Models/cognitive Biases; And Using Various Other Negotiation Tools Including Desired Business Outcomes, Targets, And Team Roles. • Develop And Execute Negotiation Strategies For Low/medium Complexity Goods/services, Based On The Sourcing Strategy; And Supply Chain Intelligence, E.g. Information Gathered From Analysis Of The Industry, Supplier, The Company's Total Costs, Historical Pricing Trends, And The Company's Business, And Commercial, Technical And Non-technical Risks. Business Partnering • Identify The Interdependencies Between Relationship Management, Supplier Management Principles, Behaviours, Plans And Techniques. • Establish Relationship With Strategic Partners To Enable Sound Partnership Arrangements • Understand Key Business Drivers, Current Business Priorities And Critical Issues Of The Company Business (es)/Function(s) With Which They Are Involved. • Knowledge Of The Business Strategy And The Impact Of External Environmental Factors On This Strategy • Identify And Applies Innovative Approaches To Providing Analysis To Generate Value In A Sustainable Way To The Organisation Supplier And Contractor Performance Management • Develops Key Metrics For Contractor Performance Management By Analyzing Actual Performance And Comparing This To Agreed Deliverables Or Requirements. • Identify The Cause Of Contractual Variations And Set Clear Cost Expectations To Supplier In Line With Budgetary Constraints System Processes, Data, And Information Management • Implement The Process For Continuous Developing And Buying Of Materials, Parts, Supplies And Equipment In A Timely And Cost-effective Way • Liaise With Accounts Payable Team To Ensure Accurate And Timely Payment Of Invoices • Successfully Develop A Reliable And Strong Vendor Database For All Categories Of The Company Operational Demands Within The Company States • Sourcing And Rate Negotiation Of Material Locally And Worldwide With Proper Incoterms, Delivery Time, Quality, And Cost
Conditions	None