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Supplier Specialist

Responsibilities:
These responsibilities are activities that correspond to the metro stops and key processes.
• Review and Negotiate Supplier Contract
• Monitor Supplier Contract Execution
• Initiate Supplier Contract
• Maintain Vendor Master Data
• Manage Supplier Development Plans

Additional 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.
• Prepare and lead regular management reviews, using scorecards with main performance indicators, strategic positioning evaluation, three-year business perspectives, and strategic product and market developments.
• Connect with Sourcing, the Procurement and Sourcing (P&S) Center, Product Line and local P&S teams to explain and implement the contract, shortening the ramp up phase.
• Review and consolidate internal demand provided by Product Lines and centers, and arbitrate priority issues.
• Be responsible for new contract implementation with suppliers.
• Review the contract utilization and take corrective action when needed.
• Prepare for and manage negotiations in accordance with company interests.
• 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 ensure regular updates.
• 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.
• Onboard suppliers to the Supply Chain Portal, Global Traceability and future business systems.
• Conduct in internal and supplier audits under supervision of the Supply Chain Center Manager or P&S Manager.
• Implement actions to continuously reduce wasted time, money and resources.
• Lead incident investigations and remedial work plans.
• Comply with Schlumberger and local procedures applicable to the job function.

Key Objectives:
• Support the PL Supply Lead in new job planning and/or complex procurement and accounts payable requirements.
• Provide local hands on support in case of critical requests, spot purchases, and emergency purchases of goods and services for the location (the scope of critical requests to be defined by location P&S Manager and agreed with PSC).
• Handle third-party related compliance matters where local input is required

Key Activities:
• Act as the day to day first point of contact for the Procurement Service Centre towards the owned location for nonstandard procurement requests, to include leading and communicating information, issues and initiatives etc.
• Give support to the filed requesters to submit ASL request on their behalf.
• Provide local hands on support in case of critical requests on spot purchases and emergency purchases of goods and services.
• Support PSC locally in expediting where direct local supplier contact is required or in case of issue (logistics, quality, etc. )

Requirements:
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Procurement or equivalent.
• Candidate must be of Ugandan Nationality.
• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced soft skills in Microsoft office.
• Confident to work in a fast paced environment.

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