Contract and Supplier Manager

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Job Summary

Assist the Head to build / maintain a high performing, 'best in class' contract and supplier management function. Accountable for ensuring supplier service management managed directly by themselves (typically strategic and RB wide) are well managed and activities performed in line with all relevant BU and Group policies and governance. Responsible for ensuring ongoing supplier management and assurance activities across a portfolio of suppliers to help the Bank effectively manage performance, commercial value and risk in its supply chain. Manage senior stakeholders internally and externally. Primary point of contact for the relationship, for suppliers. Represent the function at forums/committees.

Job Description

Strategic Planning and Implementation – 30%

• Recognised internally as a Leader / Subject Matter Expert in Supplier
• Management strategy, its development & implementation
• Is a key contributor to the development of the Supplier Management strategy (at RB level), attend appropriate industry forums to incorporate leading practice and insights

Supplier Management – 15%

• Recognised internally as a Subject Matter Expert in Supplier Relationship Development and drives the greatest value out of complex / strategic relationships.
• Shapes, leads, coaches others in securing investment and resources both internally and from suppliers, and establishes mutually beneficial business relationships.
• Troubleshoots and improves supplier relationships and relationship development processes / initiatives / partnering models across the business by developing innovative ideas and concepts and benchmarks efforts for quality and sustainability.

. Service and Performance Management – 15%

• Recognised internally as a Subject Matter Expert on Supplier Performance Management and manages highly complex / strategic suppliers.
• Uses leading practice insights to improving the Supplier Evaluation process.
• Works collaboratively with the Supplier’s leadership, Absa’s leadership and other business areas to improve the quality of key supplier’s performance by providing fact and metrics based feedback, educating suppliers and creating joint activities and value adding management initiatives.

Contract Management 25%

• Recognised internally as a subject matter expert on contract value delivery / service management, manages contracts for an individual high complexity product / service contract, and has links to an external network to gather leading practice insights.
• Accountable for annual contract reviews. 
• Conduct annual financial due diligent reviews and perform remediation where required.

Risk and Issue Management –15%

• Accountable for ensuring an optimal and compliant control environment within Relationship Banking that appropriately balance risk appetites and customer demand with the need to grow to achieve the financial ambitions and balance sheet aspirations
• Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Policies and Policy Standards
• Recognised internally as a Subject Matter Expert in risk and issue management and has links to broader risk SME network externally and across Absa.

Requirements:

• Matric
•      Bachelor’s degree (Finance, Management, Procurement, Commerce)
•      3 years’ experience in Relationship Management
•      2 years’ experience in Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised