Category Manager

About Habesha Breweries S.C.

Would you like to be part of a Great Family? We are growing very fast with a team that is highly passionate about the beer industry. We value all our people and their desire to grow personally and professionally and their dedication to brewing the best Ethiopian beer! We really care about having a company where our people love what they do and consider themselves as the ultimate consumers of their own Habesha Beer. As such, we aspire to create a work environment that is equally fun and a place where happiness can be felt with the teams that we form through time. We hire for attitude and skill as much as a passion for our industry.

If the above describes who you are, then our brewery is a place where you can prosper as leaders if you put learning and excellent execution as your practice in the work environment. Join us!

The Role Summary:

The purpose of this position is to ensure the effective and efficient sourcing of assigned material group at the right quality, right quantity, at the right time at optimal cost without interruption or delay in the flow of work. The Category Manager develops and implements sourcing strategies that ensure the flawless sourcing and delivery of materials in line with the Company’s plans, policies, and procedures.

Result Area:

Lead the category

·         Be a true and trustworthy business partner to the business and its stakeholders

·         Analyze and identify opportunities to maximize the contribution of the category and the category results

·         Identify and challenge the demands and needs (i.e., quantities/specifications and service levels) of internal stakeholders within your category

·         Collect market dynamics and stay up to date with trends and risks of the market

·         Drive and challenge internal stakeholders to obtain optimal results

Suppliers Performance Management

·         SPM carried out for the contracted suppliers

·         Ensure suppliers evaluated against the KPI in the contract.

·         Ensure all suppliers evaluation reports with the score card is communicated to all Habesha internal and external stalk holders.

·         Provide support to procurement officers and Managers to conduct quality SPM review.

Contracting & Contract Management

·         Leads the creation of contracts in line with the Habesha Standards and in cooperation with Legal Affairs

·         Contract coverage for all suppliers particularly

·         Ensure 100 % supplier Master data and contract tracker are updated for all Habesha suppliers (and digitalized).

·         Ensure justifiable sourcing documentation maintained for all preferred suppliers.

·         Ensure all in -house contracts are stored in a record form in a timely manner and create financial summaries for each contract records.

Risk Assessments

·         Evaluates risks of doing business with relevant suppliers

·         Obtains insight into the financial health of suppliers

·         Assures suppliers work according to Habesha’s Standards

 Continuous Process Improvement

·         Makes sure that all the contract activities are in line with the Habesha Procurement Policies

·         Monitors and evaluates performance of suppliers and own company activities to improve customer satisfaction

·         Develops and monitors Key performance indicators for the respective suppliers