Associate Manager, Procurement Centre of Excellence

· Maintain procurement data, dashboards, performance scorecards, and regular management reports.

· Measure and report procurement volume, turnaround time, schedule adherence, competition, savings, cost avoidance, exceptions, supplier concentration, and process quality.

· Support requisition classification, sourcing schedule preparation, and procurement process monitoring.

· Track procurement activities and follow up with stakeholders regarding agreed milestones, pending actions, documentation gaps, and schedule delays.

· Review procurement records for data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance with documentation requirements.

· Maintain registers for policy deviations, single source procurement, retrospective cases, audit observations, and corrective actions.

· Support market research, supplier analysis, price benchmarking, and the preparation of management information for sourcing and negotiation planning.

· Monitor the quality and consistency of procurement data across ERP, sourcing, contract management, and reporting systems.

· Support procurement workflow automation, electronic sourcing, framework agreements, catalogues, and other digitization initiatives.

· Assist in developing templates, checklists, playbooks, training materials, and process guidance.

· Prepare periodic reports and analytical insights for the Head of CoE and the Head of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement.

· Support continuous improvement projects across the procurement lifecycle.

· Maintain procurement data, dashboards, performance scorecards, and regular management reports.

· Measure and report procurement volume, turnaround time, schedule adherence, competition, savings, cost avoidance, exceptions, supplier concentration, and process quality.

· Support requisition classification, sourcing schedule preparation, and procurement process monitoring.

· Track procurement activities and follow up with stakeholders regarding agreed milestones, pending actions, documentation gaps, and schedule delays.

· Review procurement records for data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance with documentation requirements.

· Maintain registers for policy deviations, single source procurement, retrospective cases, audit observations, and corrective actions.

· Support market research, supplier analysis, price benchmarking, and the preparation of management information for sourcing and negotiation planning.

· Monitor the quality and consistency of procurement data across ERP, sourcing, contract management, and reporting systems.

· Support procurement workflow automation, electronic sourcing, framework agreements, catalogues, and other digitization initiatives.

· Assist in developing templates, checklists, playbooks, training materials, and process guidance.

· Prepare periodic reports and analytical insights for the Head of CoE and the Head of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement.

· Support continuous improvement projects across the procurement lifecycle.

· Graduation preferably in Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Management Information Systems, or another relevant technology discipline.

· Professional training or certification in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, or Project Management will be an added advantage.

· Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in procurement, supply chain management, technology sourcing, procurement analytics, commercial operations, or process management.

· Previous experience in technology procurement or technology buying will be preferred.

· Familiarity with technology hardware, software licensing, maintenance services, technology projects, and vendor commercial models will be an advantage.

· Good understanding of procurement processes, sourcing documentation, commercial evaluation, and supplier management.

· Strong analytical ability and proficiency in Excel, presentation tools, dashboards, and management reporting.

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