Job Purpose: Responsible for effective Sourcing and Procurement of Commercial Products & Services to ensure cost-effective, timely, and high-quality delivery that meets Zain’s needs.

Key Tasks/Accountabilities

1. Lead efforts to competitively Sourcing, Procuring and contracting to all Commercial

Products and Services for Zain’s Commercial Division.

2. Review and negotiate vendor contracts including but not limited to marketing services,

Sales, commercial products, B2B, Admin, HR, CSR and commercial purchase orders.

3. Responsible for Evaluation & Analysis of bid offers and recommend awards based on the

right Zain criteria.

4. Responsible for supporting venders to solve their issues and assisting vender management

section in assuring the right practice of vendor management

5. Responsible for maintaining the right Zain biding policies and procedures to ensure

consistency, transparency and fairness.

6. Ensures compliance with procedures developed as they relate to Sourcing Management,

Vendors management, Contracts administration, and other contract related risk management

and compliance issues.

7. Interface, communicate, and liaise with Zain Commercial associates in the performance of

Zain’s approval matrix, and Procurement Policies & Procedures.

8. Ensure appropriateness of contract revisions in line with Zain’s approved contracting

standards.

9. At the standards of Zain’s Procurement management, research, analyze, and track

contractual financial obligations for accounting & financial purposes.

10. At the standards of Procurement management- Research and analyze vendor contractual

performance issues as part of commercial contract management.

11. Compile, summarize and analyze data and facts regarding operations and other legal and

business information as needed.

12. Propose solutions to procurement-related issues and raise them to management for

consideration.

13. Maintain accurate procurement records to ensure auditability, conduct regular

benchmarking on prices, delivery times, quality, and risks, and recommend supplier additions

or removals from Zain’s Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

14. Work closely with corporate contracts administration and commercial vendors/agencies

to ensure compliance and efficiency.

15. Act as the primary point of contact for Commercial business users and Vendors/Suppliers.

16. Contribute appropriately to development of procurement planning process, providing

input to procurement and tendering implications of proposed business change and growth.

17. Ensure Zain’s compliance with the requirements of Regulatory and Information Security

standards in procurement processes.

18. Responsible for implementing CFT with support to assure SLA/OLA compliance with

business Requirements Fulfillment

19. Responsible for communicating with Zain Group procurement in accordance to Zain group

Procurement governess.

20. Performs additional duties as assigned.

Typical Performance Measures:

• • Quality of procurement process, including cost-effectiveness and timely delivery.

  • Compliance with Zain Procurement KPIs (savings, lead time, quality, etc.).

  • Internal users’ satisfaction.

  • Quality of documentation & records tracking.

  • Team working

Dimensions:        

• • SCM (Supply Chain Management).

  • Accountable for effective execution of procurement and tendering activities.

  • Management of international suppliers and contractors relationships.

  • Negotiate with suppliers, vendors and contractors in tender responses.

  • Drive and liaise the order management activities with finance and warehousing.

Knowledge:

• • Knowledge of Regulator practices.

  • Knowledge of International trade Regulation & Process.

  • Knowledge & understanding of key Supply chain processes.

  • Understanding of the Sudan market, Zain’s business strategy, goals and competitive

  environment

Skills:

• • Strong negotiation skills.

  • Highly developed communication skills.

  • Report writing and presentation.

  • Strong planning, organizing, and analytical thinking skills.

  • Advanced MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Internet and Email etc.

  • Highly developed skills in Oracle ERP Procurement Module.

Key Behaviours for Success

• • Teamwork and collaboration.

  • Effective Problem Solving & Decision -Making.

  • Builds good working relationships quickly.

  • Initiator, and proactive approach.

  • Attention to detail.

  • Adherence of company policies and procedures and remains objective with local/cultural

  issues.

  • Supplier Relationship Management.

  • Customer Relationship Management.

  • Meticulous planning.