Diageo is hiring a Category Manager Logistics (East Africa) to lead end-to-end logistics procurement strategies, manage strategic supplier relationships, and optimize logistics costs across the region.
About the role
Lead
procurement for EABL in one or more categories of spend, through effective
business partnering and collaboration across Procurement CoEs. This
includes (but is not limited to):
- Applying strategic procurement excellence, by leading execution of
and defining Market-specific category strategies built on EABL’s best
methods, standards and tools to deliver procurement value for EABL.
- In collaboration with Global Category Managers, coordinating
end-to-end execution of category strategies across Markets and
above-market where possible, ensuring that Market category professionals
are aligned and working in line with strategy.
- Serving as Market subject-matter expert for specific spend
categories, ensuring collection and leverage of supply market expertise
and close engagement with stakeholders for value-adding procurement.
The
Market Category Manager is accountable for mobilising cross-Market procurement
professionals in one or more spend categories into the global communities
coordinated by relevant GCMs, ensuring their regular contact, strategic
alignment, capability development and shared best practices. The MCM is
an escalation point for community members across the Market.
Key Responsibilities
General
- Leadership. Build, manage and grow the business impact of
category professionals focused on common spend categories across the
Market. Inspire and develop the team through P4G and iDevelop and
coach individuals as they develop and grow. Collaborate closely with
and drive cross-Market collaboration with global category managers and
global communities.
- End to end category excellence. Take Market-wide ownership for
maximising procurement value for EABL from one or more spend categories,
including application of best in class market knowledge, stakeholder
engagement, global community support in Market, tools & techniques.
Category
strategy
- Business partnering. Develop and grow relationships with
stakeholders, partners and suppliers for deeper insights into needs and
capabilities; establish a position to advise on how to gain greater value
from close engagement with Procurement. Bring global capability to
the Market.
- Strategy execution. Take accountability for end to end
execution of all relevant category strategies developed for execution in
the Market (including those led by GCMs). Track and monitor progress
and keep aligned with global strategy owner. Ensure close
collaboration of teams aligned behind strategies and resolve Market-wide
escalations.
- Strategy development. Support Market and Global Category
Managers development and evolution of category strategies that match
strategic business requirements and well researched and analysed market
dynamics to create incremental procurement value for EABL. Serve as
the key point of contact for input of Market-specific expertise.
- Best in class capabilities. Generate insights and
opportunities from internal and external benchmarking, develop cost models
to consider scenarios with suppliers and stakeholders and build &
evolve analytics capabilities that allow regular review and improvement of
strategies.
Sourcing
- Global sourcing. Lead all sourcing activities for CM2
(Above-market leverage) and CM1 (truly market-specific) spend
categories. Engage Market category team as required, apply EABL
Procurement best practice standards and engage other category professionals/
DBS as required.
- Global contracting. For relevant sourcing projects, deliver
best possible outcomes for EABL through effective planning, preparation
and application of the Negotiation Toolkit. Negotiate and close
contracts aligned to relevant category strategies.
- Support to Global CoEs. Support Global CoEs with market
sourcing activities through provision of best practices, Market data and
information, feedback from execution and lessons learned.
- Contract management. Ensure Market-specific requirements are
incorporated into all contracts global
and market-specific. Review and co-develop contracts with
GCMs as required for CM4 and CM3 and lead completion of all contracts for CM2
and CM1 spend categories, partnering with the tactical team as appropriate
for all spot-buying.
- Risk management
- Mitigate strategic risks. As part of category strategy
development and execution, identify and design mitigations for potential
risks, in line with EABL risk and governance standards.
- Mitigate sourcing risks. Identify corporate, supply, supplier
and other risks associated with sourcing activities and put mitigations in
place, engaging all relevant stakeholders, partners and suppliers to
ensure the mitigations are successful.
- Apply and improve tools & techniques. Apply EABL
Procurement best practice standards, ensuring the most recent and relevant
approaches are always applied; use formal governance and peer review to
ensure the quality and efficacy of risk management; contribute to
development of standards.
Supplier
management
- Supplier relationship. Establish standards, ways of working
and trust relatioships with suppliers in relevant categories across
Markets; ensure EABL best practices are applied and that there is a good
foundation for strong performance, risk mitigation and rapid resolution of
issues.
- Supplier performance. In collaboration with GCMs and contract
leads, set KPIs, driving consistency across suppliers and markets,
improving the value of data generated and applied and resolving chronic
supplier performance issues. Direct which supplier issues should be
addressed by the Procurement team and which by other parts of EABL, for
best results.
- Supplier development. In line with Procurement strategic
supplier strategies, collaborate with suppliers to unlock breakthrough
opportunities for the business; stimulate supplier capabilities to
generate ideas for the future.
Excellence
in Supply Chain ‘Source’
- Clear track record with end to end process, preferably ‘Source’
(generically, Source-to-Pay); understands how Category Management works
with other activities in ‘Source’ for value.
- Experience working within KPI-led performance management structures
and rigorous tiered reporting and performance review structures.
- Demonstrates role model behaviour and coaches others in same team,
across organisational boundaries (including differing P&Ls) to drive
consistency and over-deliver on requirements.
- Has a proven track record in adherence to Core Process and
Standards.
- Proactively leverages the learning curriculums and materials on
Learning Hub and other sources to continuously grow and develop in role.
Requirements
- Graduate or equivalent qualification and member of professional
body, e.g., CIPS
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in Procurement, Finance, FMCG Commerical
or other relevant role, with subject-matter expertise in supply markets
and spend categories relevant to the role
- Demonstrated performance in leading projects and teams, managing and
negotiating with suppliers and experience developing and executing
category and procurement strategies
- Strong analytical and financial awareness including a comprehensive
understanding of AOP requirements and financial goals & value drivers
relevant to the categories in scope
- Senior or middle manager or senior specialist role experience with
track record influencing and managing senior stakeholders and budget
holders and driving cross-border teams
- Exceptional communication skills: verbal, written and
presentation; strong interpersonal skills
- Proven track record of consistent performance and delivery
Category- and/ or
Market-specific requirements
- Excellence in Execution: Manage tot. budget (P&L and BS):
120 ml£ MRO & Man Services, 100 m£ CapEX. Lead stakeholder
engagement for Manufacturing Services Requirements.
- Strong Relationships with external partners
- Develop robust 3yr + pipelines of projects
introducing technology/Innovation and
- Lead an engaged team and be a strong team player in the EABLica
Procurement Leadership Team leading some
EABLica projects/Initiatives.
How to Apply
