The Role

The successful candidate will be required to managed the country's procurement centre of excellence, and enforce adherence to good procurement governance framework (Policy and Procedure)

Key Responsibilities

•   Facilitate the implementation of Procurement strategies and support procurement decisions within the country and Group procurement governance framework
•   Co-ordinate procurement activities in country to achieve economies of scale and reduce cost through aggregation of the sourcing process
•   Facilitate the implementation of procurement best practices such as the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model to enable efficient and effective delivery of procurement solutions to business in the most cost efficient manner
•   Manage the relationships with key customers and suppliers of the specific products and or services and introduce Service Level commitments (SLC) or Service level Agreement (SLA) to monitor and evaluate performance.
•   Facilitate the imparting of procurement skills including strategic sourcing skills to in-country stakeholders
•   Proactively motivate, coach and mentor subordinates to deliver superior performance to business
•   Recognise and reward excellent performance and manage poor performance in a consistent and constructive manner within procurement and human resource guidelines

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A first degree in a business related field. CIPS qualification will be an added advantage
•   7 - 10 years practical experience in procurement preferably in the banking industry
•   SAP knowledge essential

Skills & Abilities

•   Commercially astute, able to develop business cases and be a strong negotitor
•   Ability to lead and develop staff to achieve the highest level of professional standards and competence in Procurement
•   Strong analytical and research skills
•   Ability to manage client relationships
•   Innovative, proactive and exercise a sense of urgently in all assignments
•   Strong conflict management skills
•   Strong sense of accountability

Remuneration: Negotiable according to experience, knowledge and skills

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested persons may e-mail their covering letter with current curriculum vitae (CV) to:-

recruitmentghana@stanbic.com.gh

Closing Date: 22 July, 2015