Assistant Procurement E2E Operations Manager at Upfield

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Support East Africa Procurement E2E Operations in developing and implementing cluster strategy
• Act as first point of contact in Africa for issues/questions relating to procurement of raw and pack materials and business services
• Handle diverse customer, supplier or operational issues when they arise
• Support the management and maintenance of supplier relationships in Africa Cluster
• Support security of key materials through the development of contingency plans and alternative materials and suppliers
• Ensure timely inputs to global/regional project development and OTIF (On Time in Full) execution of global/regional projects in Africa
• Prepare information and analysis of the portfolio, including price benchmarking and total cost analysis, to enable proper budgeting, cash forecasting and forecast variance analysis as needed
• Support delivery of cost savings and innovation agenda in the Africa Cluster
• Support the financial analysis of the portfolio, including price benchmarking and total cost analysis

 Skills and Experience Required:

• Minimum 3 years experience involving either procurement or supply chain or project management in an FMCG
• Interest in sustainability and/or sustainable development / sustainable systems design
• Great personal organization skills, attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines in the multicultural environment
• Ability to articulate complex concepts clearly (both written and in presentations)