Procurement Business Manager at British American Tobacco (BAT)

Few companies founded in 1902 are still going from strength to strength. Fewer still are leaders in more than 55 markets. And with one billion adult smokers around the world, we manufacture the cigarettes chosen by around one in eight of them. We take our business and our impact very seriously. We know the tobacco industry is a controversial one, and so i...

 

Procurement Business Manager

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience3 - 5 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldLogistics  , Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain 

WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

  • Procurement Business Manager supports Area Procurement Business Manager to partner with senior local Leadership team to drive Procurement strategy in alignment with cluster and DRBU Strategy
  • Act as an interface between budget holders at cluster level ensuring the delivery of both their service requirements and those of procurement
  • Delivers customer value by managing the relationship with the customers of procurement within the cluster to ensure their procurement needs are fulfilled and balanced with the needs of the business
  • Delivers Financial targets to achieve business goals
  • Drives End Market Procurement strategic initiatives
  • Drives Global mandated category strategic initiatives within End Market
  • Manages global category management strategy and cascade at cluster level
  • Lead ALL sourcing activities within End Market
  • Lead and manage Procurement Team in End Market
  • Is accountable for Procurement activities at cluster End Market (Directs, Indirects, Logistics and Distributors)

WHAT YOU WILL BE REQUIRED

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant business discipline (Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement and/or Engineering)
  • 3-5 years of experience in Sourcing, Procurement, Commercial, Operations, Finance and/or account management
  • Fluent in English
  • Experience in End-to-End Sourcing process (including negotiations and contracts)
  • Knowledge of the procurement processes, platforms, and policies
  • Experience in Managing Sourcing projects
  • Strong Finance acumen (Cost drivers, P&L, Budgeting)
  • Understanding of key cost drivers to the business operations
  • Managing teams
  • Good stakeholder management

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to British American Tobacco (BAT) on careers.bat.com to apply

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