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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 mainly manage Third
party/external Supplier Risk throughout the contracting and contract execution
process.

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
• Knowledge/Technical Skills/Expertise
• 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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