As Senior Category Lead, you’ll manage the evaluation and integration of complex customer requirements, often demanding innovative solutions. Your focus will be on HSE&A and creating value and delivering service excellence through applying efficient supply chain principles in helping the business achieve top quartile performance. The position also involves managing interfaces with suppliers/partners to ensure that all company objectives are achieved, including the relevant audit requirements, but more particularly, providing a value-driven service to in-house customers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing sourcing plans to secure supply in accordance with category sourcing strategies.
• Developing action plans, timelines and resource assignments for sourcing projects.
• Continuous involvement in the sourcing, development and maintenance of a supply base that provides competitive advantage in quality, value, delivery and technology.
• Leading the ITT, RFI/Q/P and bidding processes, minimising risk and maximising value in terms of quality, delivery and total cost of ownership.
• Ensuring supplier pre-qualifications and on-site audits are performed as per process.
• Responsibility for supplier performance management, including regular performance reviews together with business.
• Undertaking supplier negotiations to deliver value.
• Undertaking sourcing projects to assure on-time completion and guaranteed supply for all portfolios.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders in order to meet defined objectives.
• Identifying opportunities and implementing actions to continually reduce waste.

Applicants to this position should have:

• Experience in Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing or Category Management.
• An understanding of oil and gas equipment and services.
• An academic qualification preferably in Supply Chain, Engineering or Business Management.
• Knowledge of the latest strategic sourcing tools and techniques.
• A good understanding of terms and conditions.
• Experience in administering tenders.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Good analytical skills with ability to solve complex problems.
• Good level of influencing skills.
• Organised and logical thinker.

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