Senior Manager Strategic Buying at MultiChoice

Key Performance Objectives

Tasks

Category Analytics & Strategy Execution

• Build demand/spend baselines, market scans, supplier segmentation, and should cost models.
• Translate category strategy into sourcing waves with clear business cases.
• Maintain savings/risk/innovation pipeline with quarterly updates.

RFx & Negotiation

• Draft RFIs/RFPs/RFQs; define evaluation criteria (Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)/Life Cycle Costing (LCC), technical/quality weighting).
• Run structured negotiations (commercials, SLAs, service credits, exit terms).
• Recommend award decisions with transparent evaluation and governance evidence.

Contracting & Supplier Enablement

• Coordinate contracts and SOWs with Legal, securing approvals within SLA.
• Prepare award packages for Tactical Buying (catalogue content, rate cards, call off instructions).
• Ensure supplier onboarding prerequisites (insurance, certifications) are met.

Supplier Performance & Risk

• Prepare QBR packs, track KPIs and action logs.
• Escalate risks or under performance to ensure appropriate resolution.
• Coordinate corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting

• Align timing and scope of sourcing with business owners and effectively manage impacts.
• Track and report benefits with Finance and maintain evidence for audit purposes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Procurement/Business or relevant discipline.
• CIPS advantageous.
• Postgraduate degree advantageous

Experience

• 5-8 years’ strategic sourcing experience in the assigned cluster’s categories.
• Experience with e-sourcing, CLM, and spend analytics.
• Proven track record in supplier relationship management (SRM) and performance monitoring.
• Experience in contract negotiation and governance, including managing complex agreements and compliance requirements.
• Exposure to risk management practices in procurement and supplier networks.
• Familiarity with market analysis and benchmarking to support category strategies.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders (Finance, Legal, IT, HR) to deliver sourcing outcomes.
• Knowledge of digital procurement tools and emerging technologies for process optimisation.