Procurement Manager at KFC

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Thinking:

• Define and implement category strategies to ensure the long-term success of the KFC business in Africa
• Ensure contingency principles are defined and ready for implementation across suppliers
• Leverage direction set by the Senior Procurement Manager for commodities to set local direction for long-term assured and cost-optimized supply
• Build strong and collaborative relationships cross-functionally within our business and in the market with suppliers
• Understand the macros of Africa as well as legislation that affects supply and build the relevant relationships where necessary to unlock supply risk
• Ensure effective supply market research, commodity/ indices tracking, sourcing, cost analysis, contracting, and supplier management techniques are used which reflects professional purchasing best practice

Planning:

• Work with internal stakeholders to provide support where required to enable innovation & agility
• Actively ensure suppliers are maintaining required resources & stock levels to ensure the reliable supply of products and/or service
• Develop existing and new suppliers’ capabilities, and capacity, to achieve a competitive advantage

Execution:

• Overall accountable for quality, supply, and cost for suppliers
• Execution of category plans to deliver commercial benefits and risk mitigation
• Ensure effective negotiations of commercial terms while mitigating risk and exceeding stakeholders’ requirements
• Execution of supply contingency when required
• Conduct Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Performance reviews with your suppliers around the quality of supply, cost of supply, and supply reliability
• Implement appropriate account management practices across the supply base - which include audits, management reviews, performance and risk management
• Maintain good franchisee, distributor, and supplier relationships
• Ensure effective internal and external stakeholder communication, involvement, and buy-in, including franchisees
• Ensure all category management-related documentation and records are well maintained on the shared folders for knowledge-building/retention and audit purposes

Stakeholders

• Chief Supply Chain Officer, Supply Chain Director, Senior Procurement Manager, Global SC Team, SCM Team, Operations Team, Marketing Team, Franchisees and SA Leadership Team

Requirements:

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Commerce / Business / Engineering / Science

Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 7 years experience in management roles involved with strategic sourcing
• Strong commercial acumen, with a track record in driving down total costs for products & services
• Experience in strategic sourcing and purchase category management, including understanding supplier, product & service cost structures & drivers
• Experience in managing Technology, Digital & Indirects categories essential
• Ideally possess experience in formal project management