Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing at IHS Towers
Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing at IHS Towers – Here are the requirements and how to apply for the position of Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing in the ongoing IHS Towers job recruitment.
Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing at IHS Towers – About Position
IHS Towers is the biggest autonomous mobile telecommunications substructure provider in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Established in 2001, IHS offers services around the full tower value chain – colocation on owned towers, deployment and managed services.
Presently, IHS Towers has setups in Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Zambia, and Rwanda. Subsequent to the recent procurements of MTN and Etisalat’s tower portfolios in Nigeria, IHS owns more than 23,300 towers in Africa.
They are hiring to fill the following position described below.
Job Title: Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Responsibilities
- Responsibility for the execution of the procurement spends management program through strategic sourcing of multiple, complex spend categories to ensure cost-effectiveness and TCO standards are met.
- Supporting group-wide initiatives on key areas of spend, leading the development of a virtual center of excellence for strategic sourcing by partnering with category management.
- Performing analysis, leading the supplier request process for information, proposals, quotes and bids (RFX’s) Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), and Request for Bid (RFB).
- Negotiates purchasing agreements, communicates opportunities, builds and maintains stakeholder relationships for achieving or exceeding cost-saving goals.
- Develop category profile information (spend and opportunity assessment data, market insight, ordering processes, commodity portfolio, value analysis, current supplier performance, etc.)
- Conduct contract negotiations: develop draft contracts and administer existing contractual relationships for compliance.
Job Requirements
- The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader in their space, with the ability to understand the strategic goals, engineering requirements, and operational needs of business stakeholders and, in partnership, be skilled at developing multi-year sourcing strategies.
- You will be required to have a proven track record of advanced procurement, logistics, and supply chain fundamentals, with expertise in building and driving cost savings programs.
- In-depth experience of sourcing strategy development, competitive bidding, contract negotiations, technology implementation, and supplier management as well as a comprehensive understanding of Supply market analysis and change management techniques.
- Comprehensive Telecomms Infrastructure Procurement experience and a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain or equivalent, is highly desirable.
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How to apply for Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing at IHS Towers
Interested and suitably qualified individuals should: Click here to apply online
Application Deadline
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