Category Manager: Marketing and Content at MultiChoice

Key Performance Objectives

Managing Selected Categories

For the selected categories:

• Define and Implement Category Management Approach; Develop overall category vision and strategy in line with the established overall Procurement Strategy and Policies.
• Deep understanding and technical expertise is required in the relevant category, specifically Marketing and Video Content and Production.
• Act as an Account lead to one or more Business Units, and act in a Source to Pay advisory role to the Finance Business Partners and CFOs, and HOD’s
• Establish category priorities and planning based on benefits opportunities.
• Lead the planning and application of Strategic Sourcing, using the structured methodology, to address Category total cost of ownership.
• Mandate to negotiate, sign and terminate contracts with regards to applicable categories, dependent on DOA.
• Lead, develop and manage cross-functional category teams in Strategic Sourcing
• Lead management of internal stakeholders: Work with business partners to develop and secure valuable agreements to procure materials and/or services which meet internal business partner requirements.
• Lead the development and monitor the execution of the Supplier Management Strategy / Approach, including Supplier Relationship Management and Performance Management.
• Work with Contract Managers to execute Contract Management as a part of Category Management/Supplier Management activities and ensure regional and local contract execution resulting from with Strategic Sourcing.
• Execute contract implementation in a way that maximizes future contract compliance. Monitor compliance and solve issues with internal customers and suppliers.
• Plan for and set a plan for contract implementation in collaboration with central and regional buyers and when applicable, with the PTP Manager
• Accountable for Category Benefit Tracking, to identify opportunities for cost savings and to measure the results of category sourcing and procurement initiatives.
• Lead and collaborate with Sourcing analyst(s) and Sourcing Specialists (from the pool of Resources) in the different Strategic Sourcing activities.
• Manage suppliers: Facilitate Commercial Supplier Performance Management for strategic and preferred suppliers, where applicable.
• Good understanding of eProcurement, e-Sourcing and e-Tendering tools

Qualifications

• Ideally advanced university qualifications, preferably in Purchasing Management or Supply Chain Degree, Commerce & other relevant discipline.
• Recognized qualification in Procurement. CIPs is an advantage

Experience / Skills

Required

• Minimum of 5-10 years’ relevant experience in a similar role/strategic sourcing and procurement.
• SAP system experience.
• Deep technical experience in Marketing Video Content & Production.
• Deep understanding and ability to execute on Project & Program Management.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Proven analytical skill and ability is essential. Strong competencies in data cleaning, sorting, visualisation, analysis and modelling is required.
• Advanced negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage leaders within a team.
• Can-do go getter attitude with ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Experience with managing Preferential Procurement and Enterprise and Supplier Development.