The Coca-Cola Company, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is an American multinational beverage corporation, and manufacturer, retailer, and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups.

Key Purpose Statement 

• The Local Category Specialist is responsible for ensuring that strategically sourced contracts of CCBA Procurement for various categories are implemented, executed and complied with.
• He/She works in collaboration with the CCBA Procurement Category Teams to support the development and execution of category practices for all allocated categories and sub-categories as well as management of supply risk.
• The incumbent  is the main point of interaction between CCBA Procurement Category Teams and the relevant functions of the business and any other Internal Stakeholder. The Local Category Specialist is responsible for and takes ownership of all master data and systems compliance related to the category.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

Key Outputs and Accountabilities

Stakeholder alignment – executes CCBA Procurement Strategically Sourced Contracts in the country, leads the contract implementation and drives contract compliance

• Works in close collaboration with the CCBA Procurement Category Team to ensure local acceptance of new contracts.
• Drive the implementation, execution and compliance management of CCBA Procurement Leadership Team’s decisions.
• Coordinate contract implementation tasks with Internal Stakeholders.
• Develop, implement and manage Contractual Agreements between country and supplier to ensure compliance to agreed strategically sourced contracts.
• Closely monitor internal stakeholder contract compliance, define and take approved corrective actions to improve contract compliance in alignment with the CCBA Procurement Category Team and the Country Procurement Manager.
• Assist the CCBA Procurement Category Team with country specific requirements for the development of Category Strategies in alignment with Internal Stakeholder requirements.
• Supports with regard to the identification of stakeholders in order to facilitate strategy development and sourcing execution projects.
• Build and enhance key customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction within the business and the countries.

Perform Country / Regional Sourcing Events

• Analyse the needs and define the requirements for mutually beneficial Supplier Contracts for goods and Services not managed above country
• Perform the sourcing events in accordance with CCPP principles supported by CCBA Procurement Category Towers to deliver maximum long term value.
• Conclude the required Contract, execute and monitor performance.
• Monitor and ensure customer compliance to contracted goods & Services
• Ensure that all Master Data is accurate and current for all goods and services in the category.

Support key sourcing initiatives and management of selected key suppliers

• Support the CCBA Procurement Category Team in their role in providing analysis and support on the definition of the CCBA category spend baseline and category profile, including risk assessment and SRM strategy for Local and Centrally agreed contracts..
• Provide information and collaborate with the CCBA Procurement Category Team as per defined templates for requirements, analysis and market intelligence to support them.
• Support supplier development activities for key suppliers aligned with the CCBA Procurement Category Team and CCBA Procurement strategy, lead cross functional review meetings with suppliers in order to improve performance and further reduce cost.
• Represent Procurement in the country for the Innovation / Promotions forum for related categories.
• In line with CCBA Procurement Strategy, support the specification, classification and categorisation of Materials, Services and Suppliers.

Manage internal customer relationships for local categories

• Manage internal customer feedback on procurement organisation and supplier performance.
• Conduct periodic surveys to measure customer feedback for continuous improvement.
• Sets up and coordinates cross functional supplier development programmes, following up and managing the relationship with internal customers and suppliers.
• Improve and reinforce procurement’s profile and recognition within the internal customer community.

Manage supplier relationships for Categories

• In line with defined CCBA Procurement Team strategy, support the classification and categorisation of suppliers, including supplier evaluation definition.
• Continuously track supplier performance and provide performance report to CCBA Group Office Procurement Team.
• Initiate and conduct supplier audits according to the defined framework under the guidance of CCBA Procurement.
• Identify potential contract improvement opportunities.

Skills, Experience & Education    

 Qualifications

• Minimum requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or Procurement/Logistics
• CIPS Certification.

Experience

• 5+ years of business experience with 3 years minimum in Tactical and Operational Purchasing within a FMCG environment being an added advantage.
• Sound knowledge of Master Data management and its relevance and importance to the Procurement Lifecycle.