Procurement Buyer Job at Serengeti Breweries Ltd

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Job Title: Procurement Buyer

Reports To: Procurement Manager

Context/Scope: Serengeti Breweries Ltd (SBL) operates exclusively in Tanzania and is the 2nd largest beer company with a market share of 25%.  SBL is a subsidiary of East Africa Breweries Ltd (EABL) – which is in turn partly owned by one of the world’s biggest alcoholic beverage companies, Diageo. The company is an integrated demand/supply business with 3 operational breweries in Dar Es Salaam, Mwanza, and a third one in Moshi, which is situated in the northern part of the country near the Kenyan border. SBL’s flagship brand is Premium Serengeti lager, which accounts for 50% of SBL sales volumes. The other beer brands are Tusker, Guinness, Tusker Malt, Kick and Pilsner. 

SBL has 3 fully operational breweries in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Moshi with a combined capacity of 1.3m Hls. Moshi has a capacity of c600khls per annum and a scope to expand to more than 1 million in F14.

 

Dimensions

Financial:

Market Complexity: SBL operates in a competitive environment and in a vast geography. The main player in the beer industry is Tanzania Breweries Ltd. (TBL), a subsidiary of SABMiller, who until recently were a third party manufacturer of EABL brands Tusker, Pilsner and Guinness. As a result of the cessation of the agreement between TBL and EABL, there is heightened competitive activity in that market.

Inflation rates remain high in Tanzania (7.5% expected in F11) and average income per capita is less than 1 USD per day. The GDP growth is estimated at 6.4% and is expected to grow to 7.1% as investment, trade and tourism pick up. There is growing consumer affluence and consumerism, giving rise to greater opportunities in our product categories.

Leadership Responsibilities:

Purpose of Role:

  Participate in defining Procurement Strategy within selected categories. Participate and lead Cross-functional Team for both Sourcing and supplier management. 

 

Top 3-5

Accountabilities • Assure availability for category with the right quality, service, cost, risk and growth support.

• Effective Risk Management and governance of all suppliers and service within the category

• Provide functional knowledge to cross functional team

• Build Key relationship for value with Key suppliers with the category

• Focus on innovation and deliver innovative ideas through Suppliers Innovation forum

• Ensure compliance with safety requirements at the work environment.

 

Qualifications and Experience Required: Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Commerce or related qualification.

Experience

 

• At least one to three years experience in functional procurement.

• Proficient in the use of ERP systems, preferably Tally, Maximo/SAP

 

Barriers to Success in Role (Optional):

Procurement Buyer