Procurement Specialist West Africa at Mondelez International
We make some of the most beloved brands in Nigeria – Cadbury Bournvita beverage, TomTom and Trebor Buttermint confections. We are part of Mondelez International, Inc., a global snacks powerhouse with an unrivaled portfolio of brands people love.
Procurement Specialist West Africa
Location: Lagos
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.
In this role, you are the single point of contact for local leaders in a specific geographic or plant location. You manage the interactions between business stakeholders and sourcing teams and collaborate across the manufacturing, supply chain and the commercial business. You also manage the local implementation of regional and/or global projects.
How you will contribute
You will execute the daily procurement agenda by acting as the single point of contact for the procurement function at a site, in a country or country cluster, and will oversee the daily interaction with plants, supply chain, commercial teams, quality assurance, sourcing teams and suppliers. You will also deliver service-level targets by ensuring material availability, escalating when needed, and support business continuity planning implementation, activating when needed, support the execution of sourcing projects and execute sourcing/spot-buying or contracting activities as agreed with the accountable spend areas, and own the source-to-pay process compliance key indicators and take corrective action when necessary.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career with experience and knowledge in:
- Procurement
- Communication and interpersonal skills that help you be proactive and manage stakeholders
- Problem solving to ensure timely resolution of challenges
- Customer service orientation
- Working well under pressure, managing multiple priorities, dealing with ambiguity, and the willingness and ability to learn
Ability to work easily as a team player and potential ingredient of a future leader. Coordinate local contract with Spend area leads
The ideal candidate should have minimum 5 years experience in Procurement, within FMCG/Consumer Goods/Related Industry.
Education / Certifications: Bsc in Business , Economics or Science
Job specific requirements: Negotiation skills, team player, Stakeholders management, Suppliers management , Self Motivated, Passion for excellence, Project Management skills
Travel requirements: Mobile, ready to travel
Work schedule: Full Time- 8.00am-5pm Monday- Friday
No Relocation support available