Job Title: Procurement
Senior Buyer- BA3 – 00149295
Senior Buyer- BA3 – 00149295
Organisation: Barclays
Bank
Bank
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Procurement Manager
About Barclays Africa:
Barclays Africa encompasses Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate
Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four
geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania,
Uganda and Kenya), Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and
Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).
Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four
geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania,
Uganda and Kenya), Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and
Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).
Barclays Africa serves its 2.8m customers through a network of 573
branches and service centres providing a variety of traditional financial
products including retail mortgages, current and deposit accounts, commercial
lending, unsecured lending, credit cards, treasury and investments.
branches and service centres providing a variety of traditional financial
products including retail mortgages, current and deposit accounts, commercial
lending, unsecured lending, credit cards, treasury and investments.
Job Summary: The Procurement Senior Buyer for Barclays will be
expected to take charge of the cost effective and efficient procurement of
goods and services for the country.
expected to take charge of the cost effective and efficient procurement of
goods and services for the country.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Business Procurement (70%): Manage the procurement of goods and services
according to Group policy which involves:
according to Group policy which involves:
- Negotiation
and hold responsibility in delivering demonstrable ‘best in class’ market
deals - Identifying
and administration of specific sourcing initiatives - Utilisation
of effective processes and procedures - The
achievement of cost savings - The
engagement with reputable vendors - Adhering
to socially responsible norms in respect of sourcing - Maintaining
vendors relationships - Contractual
agreements with vendors, its review and renewal - Effective
administration of documentation - The
jobholder will also be responsible for the management of insurance of
goods and services - The
maintenance of a vendor list/data base - Authorisation
of payments for procured items - Ensure
e-sourcing platform is operational and adherence to global policies - Maintain
management information to assist the department in tracking its
performance - Undertake
sourcing exercises aimed at developing a supplier relationship that
reduces the total cost of ownership of a commodity - Work
with other Group functions and business areas to evaluate and define
appropriate commercial services
2. Customer Service (20%)
- Provide
best practice advice to the business for the day to day procurement
requirements - Provide
technical support for individual business areas/projects with specific
requirements assisting business to understand its full requirements,
proposals from market place and cost analysis - Renegotiate
stretching Service Level Agreements (SLA’S) with suppliers in respect of
procurement issues to ensure that
the service bar is continuously raised - Benchmark
services provided in respect of procurement issues against the industry
and create improvement action plans - Maintain
excellent liaison and build strong work relationships with internal
customers
3. Control ( 10%)
- Adherence
to policies in terms of the Group’s Sourcing Handbook - Ensure
that acquired goods are included in the Bank’s fixed assets register - Perform
risk assessments to ensure that all material risks related to third party
spend are identified, and that mitigating action is taken - Ensure
that payments to vendors are approved by authorised signatories - Conduct
periodic assessments to ensure vendors qualify in terms of group policy
and are included on the vendor list - Ensure
that insurance policies are renewed
Perform any other adhoc
requests by Procurement Manager
requests by Procurement Manager
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate should have extensive accounting knowledge and training - Three or more years’ experience in procurement
- Proven
ability as self-starter, with track record of achievement of goals and
targets - Extensive knowledge and understanding of supplier,
market drivers, materials, trends and technology - Good
commercial knowledge and skills covering technical procurement and
market/supply management tools/techniques - Possession
of a Certificate in Purchasing and Supply Management will be highly
preferred - Good
working knowledge of legal obligations relating to procurement - Working
knowledge of operational risk management - Familiarity
with procurement procedures, service costs, market benchmarks, etc. - Extensive
knowledge and awareness of procurement best practices in the marketplace and business ethics - Awareness
of budgeting and corporate planning processes - Good
financial management i.e. cost to income contribution analysis - Past
exposure and experience with a successful record in negotiations - Possess
general awareness of the Bank as a whole, its range of activities - Ideally,
the best candidate should be highly conversant with the Bank’s policies
and procedures - High
business awareness / acumen - Good
communication skills, both written and verbal - Possess
the ability to work under pressure - Succeed
despite obstacles (Go-getter attitude) - Excellent
relationship skills - Excellent
Interpersonal skills - Ability
to influence others - Excellent
negotiation skills - Excellent
financial management skills - Financial
numeracy including the ability to use and adapt financial analytical tools - Good
planning skills - Information
seeking - High
problem solving skills - Good
data analysis skills and ability
How to Apply:
If you feel challenged by any of the above positions, and believe you
can deliver on key deliverables as outlined above, upload your application
letter, current curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic certificate to our
recruitment website detail below:
can deliver on key deliverables as outlined above, upload your application
letter, current curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic certificate to our
recruitment website detail below:
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Here -> Job Number (Type 00149295)
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Barclays is an equal opportunity employer that recruits, develops and
promotes people on merit, and rewards outstanding performance, regardless of
background and gender.
promotes people on merit, and rewards outstanding performance, regardless of
background and gender.
For queries contact us on 0417122453 or email: [email protected]
Deadline: 26th March, 2014
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