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Supplier Specialist
Job Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job type: Full-time
Job Description
- The Supplier Specialist is responsible for managing a group of local suppliers for a center or region portfolio and is the key contact for the assigned suppliers.
Job Responsibilities
- Implement performance objectives with assigned suppliers, including cost reduction, lead time reduction and quality improvement, and monitor progress through a regularly updated supplier scorecard.
- Connect with Sourcing, the Procurement and Sourcing (P&S) Center, Business Line and local P&S teams to explain and implement the contract, shortening the ramp up phase.
- Review and consolidate internal demand provided by Business Lines and centers and arbitrate priority issues.
- Be responsible for new contract implementation with suppliers.
- Prepare for and manage negotiations in accordance with company interests.
- Lead the resolution of supplier queries and conflicts.
- Communicate the supplier’s strategy and key events of the supplier relationship to the Category, Sourcing and Supplier Quality teams. Report deviations from plan and take corrective action.
- Select target tools and products, and conduct total cost of integration analysis, including price, lead time and quality costs.
- Prepare and execute a Supplier Development Plan.
- Lead the supplier risk assessment and updates.
- Implement actions to continuously reduce wasted time, money and resources.
- Comply with all SLB and Local procedures applicable to the job function. Ensuring full compliance throughout with Financial and Supply procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related field of study
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Management or any related functional expertise (Planning, Operations, Sourcing etc.)
- Prior experience in developing, implementing, and executing contracts with Suppliers.
