MTN Group Hiring for Principal Travel, Fleet, Facilities & Logistics Management Strategic Category Job at Dubai Full Time

Global Sourcing and Supply Chain (GSSC) is the Global Procurement Arm of the MTN Group, Africa’s most valuable brand, which services 16 Operating Companies as well as subsidiaries/ vertical businesses of MTN across Africa and Middle East. In line with MTN’s Ambition 2025 strategy, anchored in building the largest and most valuable platform business with a clear focus on Africa, we at Global Sourcing and Supply Chain (GSSC) have evolved into an Innovative, Transformative & Agile function which keeps our customers at the heart of all that we do.

GSSC is now a completely Agile Organization… moving away from the erstwhile pyramid/ hierarchical organization with an Agile Operating Model, comprising of PODs and Squads. GSSC is aimed at achieving:

• Seamless customer experience and faster service delivery for all our stakeholders with a cross- functional team setup
• Future-fit capabilities focusing on Digital and Data analytics to drive enhanced insights and market readiness
• Collaboration driven through shared targets & outcomes with impact-based success measures irrespective of teams or levels of work
• Business partnerships to foster close alignment with the business functions and strategic relationships with external stakeholders
• A shift from transactional and administrative activities to Strategic Sourcing which supports MTN business in managing the future requirements and innovations
• Expansion of the GSSC footprint through new business opportunities which leverage MTN’s economy of scale and advanced skills
• One Global Procurement Organization across all MTN’s Operating Companies through a verticalized and agile operating model.

We are looking for team members with an Agile mindset, a curiosity to learn and a passion for innovation to be part of this transformative journey to take GSSC into its next phase of evolution

Principal Travel, Fleet, Facilities & Logistics Management Strategic Category will be a part of SIMs & Scratch Card & Facilities, Logistics Mgt., Travel squad in the Business Services POD.

Principal will be responsible for defining building and executing Travel, Fleet, Facilities & Logistics Management category strategy, deliver against business req., implement best practices & identify opportunities for bringing in efficiencies & effectiveness within the procurement value chain.

The principal will liaise with the stakeholders to understand their requirements and fulfill the demand in the best possible way. Principal will drive strategic negotiations for critical projects with the vendors, supported by the category sourcing team. The principal will liaise with other flying squad & CoE members basis the business requirement and gather the required capabilities within the sprints to ensure achievement of squad outcomes. The principal as a part of Strategic Procurement
chapter will identify the best practices, share their expertise & deep knowledge with chapter members to upskill and achieve set outcomes.

• Develop the strategy for Travel, Fleet, Facilities & Logistics Management strategic category, detailing key priorities for short , medium and long term goals, and maximize cost savings without unduly reducing other sources of value, ensuring competitiveness, and mitigate short and long term risks.
• Drive organizational commitment to the savings, investments, innovation, and quality goals by building cross functional agreement and signoff from business stakeholders and leadership.
• Drive implementation of specific outcome based initiatives and drive them in sprints to support the category strategy and define clear quantification of the cost and non cost benefits that these initiatives will achieve.
• Perform internal and external benchmarking, comparing procurement practices focusing on at costs, quality, operating processes, and other metrics throughout the organization, across regions, business units and competitors
• Analyze current suppliers for Travel, Fleet, Facilities & Logistics Management services to develop an understanding of where the business unit fits into each supplier’s portfolio and thus what sort of leverage for negotiation exists.
• As part of sprints, collaborate within the squad to define contractual obligations (duration, expiry, and time since last bid ), the length of supplier relationships, conduct evaluation of supplier performance versus business needs, and the evolution of the supply base over time
• Segment the supply market by region and product type, to understand the key business drivers behind price development, and analyzing the relevant market economics, as well as suppliers’ cost structures
• Use market intelligence tools and databases to screen the markets for suppliers offering new technologies and standout innovations that bring real improvements to the business. Develop supplier cost models, perform clean sheet analysis, spend analysis, price curves etc.
• Drive the negotiation discussions with key suppliers’ basis market research on global pricing structures & current supplier cost positions
• Identify the levers for minimizing the Total Cost of Ownership for the relevant
• category. For ex: (Effective payment terms, streamlined specifications, SLA Management etc.)
• Responsible for defining the spend baseline and the evolution of that spend over time by detailing out the spend structure by segment,supplier, business unit, and region. Assess historic spending patterns, incorporate it as part of category strategy process and drive future spending
• As a part of sprint review, track & measure Travel, Fleet, Facilities & Logistics Management category performance (including corrective actions if necessary), deliver progress report to scrum master
• As a Squad member, understand the value of Scrum events, apply them to the needs of the Squad and the desired outcome including planning, stand up, retrospective and showcase & removing blockers/ impediments
• Assist the scrum master to capture performance metrics of SIMs & Scratch Card & Facilities, Logistics Mgt., Travel squad and build and manage a high performing squad
• Attend daily stand ups and discuss bottlenecks & focus areas identified during the sprints.
• Interact with Strategic Sourcing Chapter members, sharing expertise and deep knowledge to support upskilling and goal achievements

• Achieve category squad outcomes
• Develop the sourcing calendar
• Generate effective cost savings and revenue in Travel, Fleet, Facilities & Logistics Management category
• Enhance quality of products and suppliers
• Improve service delivery and TAT
• Foster business partnerships with internal stakeholders
• Develop supplier costing models for target costing analysis
• Ensure accurate demand consolidation & planning for respective
  category
• Achieve sustainable procurement targets (ESG)
• Align category metrics with leading benchmarks
• Develop a potential vendor library

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management / or equivalent degree
• Post graduate degree in Supply Chain Management and / or equivalent professional qualification (Preferred)

Experience:

• 7 11 years relevant working experience
• 3 5 years of relevant working and managerial experience in the sourcing Travel, Fleet, Facilities & Logistics Management category
• Strong procurement / sourcing experience
• Understanding of emerging telecom/ supply chain practices and trends
• Experience working in a medium to large organization, managing Travel, Fleet, Facilities & Logistics Management Categories
• Experience working across global locations/ regions and have a grasp of political, social, infrastructure and integrity challenges
• Experience in ERP (preferably Oracle)
• Experience in continuous improvement through the implementation of best practices (SCM)

Industry / Certifications (Advantageous):

• Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification

Technical Competencies

• Fleet Sourcing- Expert
• Facilities & Logistics Management Sourcing -Intermediate
• Travel & Hospitality Sourcing- Intermediate
• Sims & Scratch Card Sourcing- Beginner

Core Competencies

• Category & Sourcing Strategy Development- Expert
• Category/Market Intelligence- Expert
• Supplier Analysis- Intermediate
• Category forecast & demand Planning- Intermediate
• Negotiation Excellence- Intermediate
• Data Analytics- Intermediate

Supporting Competencies

• Agile Methodology- Beginner
• Strategic Leadership & Digital Mindset- Intermediate
• Communication Skills- Intermediate
• Supervision & Delegation- Intermediate
• Resource Management & Stewardship- Intermediate