Specialist: SCM Enablement at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role purpose: 

To assist Category managers within the SCM environment with the following operational and administrative tasks:

• Catalogue requests/renewals and creations;
• Outline agreement requests/renewals and creations;
• Contract upload requests;
• Supplier onboarding requests/extensions and creations;
• Sourcing activities such as supplier registrations and pre-event preparations;
• Track Open POs and prompt PO requestors on receipting;
• Track PO spend allocation and prompt business units;
• Ensure that administrative SCM duties of SCM register updates and consolidation of RFP updates are completed;
• Provide SCM training and guidance to the business units;

Who you are

Key accountabilities and decision ownership: 

• To engage with the Vodafone technical delivery and commercial delivery and support teams to ensure an effective and agile system to all stakeholders.
• Drive the execution of catalogue & OLA creations, supplier On-boarding and other SCM activities to achieve efficiency KPI’s such as Happy PO as defined by Supply Chain goals and objectives.

Impact on the business - 

• Agile delivery of SCM operational/administrative activities
• Support tactical suppliers via collaboration with internal stakeholders & category managers to ensure business requirements are met (Procurement Card process).

Teamwork -

• Cross SCM category support.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Good communication skills (Effective written and verbal communication skills)
• Detail orientated
• Service delivery focussed
• Results driven
• Team player
• Self-driven and performance orientated
• Supply Chain operations
• BBBEE Procurement Strategy
• Analytical skills

Innovation and change - 

• Provides input into defining innovative operational strategies.

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

• Minimum 4 years’ experience within procurement.
• Relevant Diploma or Degree (essential).
• Further studying towards SCM qualifications such as CIPS would be advantageous. 
• Minimum of at least 6months+ in an SCM Enabler environment. 
• SAP ERP, Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Guided Buying, Price Manager, Contract Watch, Office 365 workflow, SharePoint, Excel proficient.
• Proven track record of delivery against challenging targets