Lead Sourcing Specialist at GE Nigeria

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Job Title: Lead Sourcing Specialist

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with source commodity teams by translating the business requirements (SOWs) as input to the commodity strategy


• Lead the execution of the [local or regional] sourcing strategy; deliver a competitive advantage by driving the strategic supplier initiatives, selection, development, and consolidation to ensure optimal business performance.


• Partner with key business stakeholders to ensure sourced material and services meet the needs of the business


• Collaborate with source commodity teams to ensure supplier quality and delivery performance needs are met and improvement strategies are implemented


• Collaborate with commodity leaders to execute negotiation on specifically assigned commodities


• Execute across the purchase base, with full accountability for meeting deflation (savings), usage, cash and preferred supplier targets.


• Own the day-to-day execution of the transactional procurement process including approving a PO. Convert purchase requisitions into purchase orders and manage the purchase orders until closed. (not in our end state but will eventually go Source to own)


• Develop & Lead site specific projects agreed to with the Business Sourcing leader.


• Understand and ensure business specific regulatory requirements, global ops compliance, and quality, delivery and cost expectations are met.


• Manage the operational relationship with suppliers.


• Work Cross-functionally with Global Ops and business teams to effectively implement business solutions.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college or high school degree and at least 7 years of work experience in sourcing.


• Minimum of 3 years work experience in sourcing or procurement


• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time


• English proficiency


• Bachelor’s Degree in Sourcing or Business


• Excellent communication skills


• Demonstrated analytical abilities, problem solving & negotiation skills


• Demonstrated ability to manage large projects


• Strong influencing & collaboration skills


• Proven ability to build rapport across the organization

Location: Lagos

Closing Date
Not Specified.

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Lead Sourcing Specialist at GE Nigeria