Category Manager - Production Services at Lafarge Africa Plc

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Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Category Manager - Production Services

Requisition ID: 3367
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Summary

Drive and be accountable for category performance and initiatives in own Country and others where responsibility has been assigned in the category charter.
Where and when appropriate participate in regional or global category management teams representing own Country

Responsibilities

Participate in the management of cluster categories for the LafargeHolcim group by representing own Country in cross-functional teams with full accountability for category performance
Develop Procurement category strategies as a member of the category management team that are integrated and aligned with overall global strategies, and with the LafargeHolcim business
Drive the realization of savings, supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in own and other Countries, in line with regional and global strategies.
Ensure that the procurement initiatives tracking tool where implemented (PITT) is kept up-to-date for own initiatives and projects
Where and when appropriate participate in regional or global category teams to ensure the successful implementation of strategy and achievement of targets and results.
Where and when appropriate represent own Country as a member of the regional or global category teams (participation level determined by Country spend) to establish strategies and initiatives
Identify saving opportunities and initiate individual projects and initiatives at all operational levels
Where and when appropriate represent and serve other Countries without direct category management representation for the respective category(ies) and be accountable for delivery of savings in these and own Country
Drive initiatives and projects, identify and remove potential barriers to success
Ensure that local strategies are integrated and in alignment with the regional and global category approach and LafargeHolcim stakeholders.
Align stakeholders through focused change management programs
In line with regional and global strategies, design and execute strategic projects and targets
Ensure the implementation and tracking of performance indicators and achieved results.
Assume full accountability for delivering targeted bottom line results for each category
Provide regular reports and updates to local, regional and/or global governing bodies (councils) as required
Ensure that own Country execute the category strategy and actions as required and agreed. Where compliance is an issue, find and eliminate root causes
Initiating and supporting the RFx processes locally as defined by strategy

Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships (internal):

Functional and Manufacturing senior management
Operational Management (e.g. plant managers, financial)
Global and Zone Category Management where applicable

Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships (external):

All local and International Suppliers.

Profile

BSc./HND minimum
Minimum 3 years in strategic procurement role (category management, sourcing) with exposure to supply chain management, complex strategic sourcing and optimal procurement processes and standards
Demonstrated performance in working within cross-functional teams, with requisite drive and energy to ensure that a challenging benefits and capability building agenda is successfully delivered
Engineering or Operational back ground would be advantages
Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively/convincingly at all levels (including technical and operational) and with all functions at least in English
Highly effective time management, planning and organization skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and drive tasks to completion in a fixed time-frame and in a pressured environment
Proven ability in analysis and interpretation of data
Proven ability to identify problems quickly, make sound judgments, establish and implement solutions
Fluent English( mandatory).
Ability to work with cross-functional teams and build relationships across multiple functions, countries, regions and cultures
Demonstrated broad understanding of the content, processes and delivery channels in the field of the assigned categories
Ability to deal with ambiguities, conflicts and adversarial relationships
Expert negotiation skills
Ability to assess potential and risks associated with supplier and market changes, and integrate with category and sourcing strategies.