Manager, Spend Analysis Vacancy in Kenya

Our client is a leader in the telecommunications field with a foothold all over Africa.

The company seeks to recruit a dynamic individual for the position of manager, spend analysis

Position Title: Manager, Spend Analysis
Reports to: Head Spend Analysis, CAPEX/OPEX planning, Monitoring & Control

Basic Purpose: The role will essentially be responsible for ensuring regular monitoring and analysis of tower sites project implementation & maintenance of operating cost & capital expenditure to check deviation from established budgets & derive synergies. This will entail leading cost efficiency initiatives to optimize spends.

Principle Accountabilities:

Expected End Results: Capex / Opex Spend monitoring
Major Activities:

• Develop CAPEX forecasting models
• Keep track of CAPEX and OPEX proposals across all Opcos
• Ensure timely order placement against approved CAPEX
• Monitor spends vis-à-vis approved budgets
• Analyze past CAPEX and spends data to derive trends and identify deviations
• Identify opportunity areas and action plans for cost reduction

Expected End Results: Design and implement spend analysis processes
Major Activities:

• Develop processes and strategies to monitor spends in operations
• Establish key performance metrics (in terms of savings, SLA tracking, statuary compliances etc) and benchmarks relating to supply chain planning
• Measure the actual performance against goals on regular basis and present results to Management

Expected End Results: Conduct cost benchmarking
Major Activities:

• Engage in costs and quality benchmarking through informal market research, study of consumption patterns, quality and cost interrelationships
• Develop cost benchmarks by checking rates given to other clients and competitors by vendors

Expected End Results: Manage cost efficiency initiatives and drive process improvements
Major Activities:

• Drive financial savings across all Opcos by recommending improvement projects and other initiatives
• Monitor successful progress and implementation of cost reduction projects across all Opcos.
• Evaluate & improve processes of complete supply chain (warehousing, inventory, and logistics) function for all Opcos
• Lead reengineering efforts as it relates to supply chain planning and execution systems

Expected End Results: Identify and implement tools for effective data analysis and warehousing
Major Activities:

• Identify & implement system tools needed in the existing system
• Process and utilize computer software programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access) for data analysis/MIS and reporting
• Analyze database design & recommend changes for optimization against function needs

Major Challenges:

• Ability to operate in a multi cultural, multi country environment
• Manage expectations of multiple stakeholders – partners, vendors, dealers
• Manage complex assignments / projects in a different environment
• Conduct regular CAPEX analysis and making data-supported recommendations due to high impact of a wrong decision
• Effective & accurate data analysis from fragmented data existing across diverse systems across the African continent. Lack of a unified source of obtaining data might lead to delays in evaluating the data.
• Timely sourcing of accurate data due to need for monitoring remote sites spread across Africa

Essential Skills & Knowledge: Education

• Be in possession of relevant post graduate qualification such as CA / MBA/Post graduate degree with a diploma in IT

Relevant Experience:

• 5-7 years experience in analysing CAPEX for supply chain and process mapping in telecom industry

Personal Characteristics & Behaviours:

The incumbent must possess and display the following characteristics:

• Strong analytical & data integration skills
• Research orientation
• Commercial acumen
• Planning and coordination
• Market awareness
• Drive for results
• Relationship management
• Communication skills
• Multi tasking

Application Process

Interested candidates are requested to submit their applications on e-mail to: recruit@idp-ea.com, together with the
latest copy of CV, day time telephone number and details of their current remuneration on or before Wednesday 21st
July 2010.

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