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Job Title:       Specialist

Organisation: Stanbic
Bank

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Stanbic Bank Uganda
Limited is a subsidiary of Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited which is in turn
owned by Standard Bank Group Limited (“the Group”), Africa’s leading banking
and financial services group. The Standard Bank Group is the leading banking
group focused on emerging markets. It is the largest African banking group
ranked by assets and earnings. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited is the largest bank
in Uganda by assets and market capitalization. It offers a full range of
banking services through two business units; Personal and Business Banking
(PBB), and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB).

Job Summary: The
Specialist will manage Third party/external Supplier Risk throughout the
contracting and contract execution process. The incumbent will be tasked with managing
vendor/supplier relationships and building effective supply chain partnerships.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Operational
Performance

·        
Draft
all Procurement contract documents prior to forwarding to Legal Department for
review and execution in line with the related policies and guidelines.

·        
Manage,
administer and supervise contract amendments, variations and execution

·        
Monitor
contract validity and ensure that all contract renewals and terminations are
effected in a timely manner.

·        
Preparation,
monitoring and review of SLAs for services provided to the Bank to ensure
contract performance and value for money is attained

·        
Work
with stakeholders to comprehensively review contracts and evaluate supplier
performance in accordance with available Supplier Relationship Management
guidelines.

·        
Engage
business stakeholders to socialize the vendor management framework and drive
compliance from a purchasing and vendor management perspective

·        
Identify
the possible risks associated with contracts and suggest ways to mitigate them.

·        
Draft
and Prepare Monthly Contracts and Supplier Relationship Management Tender
Committee Reports 

·        
Implementation
of Tender Committee resolutions on contracts and supplier relationship
management activities

Cost Management

·        
Evaluation
of all contractual relationships and recommending cost avoidance and cost
reduction strategies/initiatives

·        
Budget
monitoring & control during contracting and contract performance

·        
Develop
framework contracts for commonly purchased items

·        
Ensure
effective, efficient and optimal utilisation of all resources (human and
capital) to be responsive to client needs and business strategies

·        
Capacity
management, identifying areas with excess or shortage in capacity and coming up
with resourcing plans to address the gaps

Resource
Utilisation

·        
Ensure
effective, efficient and optimal utilisation of all resources (human and
capital) to be responsive to client needs and business strategies

·        
Capacity
management, identifying areas with excess or shortage in capacity and coming up
with resourcing plans to address the gaps

Control:

·        
Bring to
the attention of management any contract breaches in the contracting and SRM
environment 

·        
Work
with business stakeholders and Legal to ensure contract execution within
approved guidelines

·        
Liaise
with business stakeholders and Legal to act as the link between the contractors
and the Bank during the execution of the contracts.

·        
Together
with Risk, business stakeholders and Legal, review all procurement specific
contracts/agreements to deliver best commercial outcomes

·        
Regular
review of KYV (Know Your Vendor) documentation to manage supplier risk

Self Development:

·        
Identify
appropriate formal and occupational (informal) training needs and courses
(internal/external) to develop oneself

·        
Up-Skill
oneself regarding new products and procedures through attendance of
workshops/presentations and reading of internal and external communications

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

·        
The
ideal candidate for the Stanbic Bank Specialist job should hold a University
Degree in Law

·        
Post
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice an added advantage

·        
Three years
of contracts, vendor management, procurement or supply chain related experience

·        
Experience
in managing supplier relationships

·        
Experience
in contract management and monitoring

·        
Contract
Drafting

·        
Contract
Management and Monitoring

·        
Computer
Literate

·        
Strategic
Procurement and supply Knowledge

How to Apply:

All candidates who
wish to join the one of Africa’s biggest Banking Groups, Standard Bank in the
aforementioned capacity are encouraged to Apply Online by visiting Link below.

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