For 15 years we have been building and managing telecommunications towers that are the essential backbone of mobile telecommunications in Africa - the leapfrog technology driving economic development, prosperity and self-sufficiency across the continent. Right now, IHS is leading a new telecoms service sector driven by the growth of middle class business and consumer demand for mobile and data. We are the partner of choice for Africa’s and the world’s leading network operators because they demand the widest reach and highest reliability for their customers, and the highest standards of governance and operational excellence for themselves. Our long-term contracts and strong sustainable cash flows mean IHS is a unique, low risk entry point for investment in Africa. Over the last four years, IHS has brought over US$5 billion of investment to the continent. Our belief is that the future economic and social development of Africa will be exponentially accelerated by mobile connectivity, and our team of over 1,000 engineers in five countries is focused on making this happen. We are committed to developing our people and the communities we serve, and to help people and businesses across the region build a powerful, prosperous future - by Africa and for Africa. IHS is Africa’s leading mobile infrastructure company. Founded in 2001 by an experienced team of engineers and business people, IHS serves clients responsibly in the building and managing of effective telecommunications infrastructure and by employing the highest quality people, services and equipment.
Job Description
- Create TCO models for Suppliers and IHS and create financial models.
- Develop optimization algorithms for various spending areas.
- Assist in structuring 3rd-party expenditures and spend management strategies.
- Drive spends analytics strategy, including data integrity, reporting, and process alignment.
- Utilize advanced analytics for commodity catalogs, price books and scenario modeling.
- Oversee procurement data solutions and ERP system integrations.
- Collaborate on the creation and implementation of product and service catalogs.
- Conduct value engineering on procurement requests.
- Prepare monthly reports and slide decks.
- Perform financial modeling.
- Review tender scopes for accuracy.
- Sign off awards to ensure that all calculations and capturing was done correctly.
- Review the financial viability of the vendors before award.
- Implement OTP calculations.
- Develop comprehensive catalogues that are electronic and searchable.
- Maintain and update price indexes and catalog databases.
- Standardize and streamline catalog practices.
- Identify opportunities for catalog utilization.
- Integrate catalogues into procure-to-pay processes.
- Analyze and report on catalog-related metrics.
- Create and implement variance reporting tools.
- Review all strategic suppliers' financial status annually.
- Track and validate negotiated savings.
- Support procurement performance assessment.
- Partner with Finance and business units to incorporate savings into budgets.
- Define overall and category-specific user system requirements.
- Evaluate and recommend system improvements.
- Drive change management and transitions.
- Develop and implement Supply Chain best practices, including KPI measurement and reporting automation.
- Convert business requirements to workable system solutions.
- Manage small- to medium-scale projects.
- Identify process gaps and recommend improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain categories to optimize opportunities.
- Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Specialist
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Finance, Data science, AI or Value engineering.
- +3 years’ experience in analytics, business analysis, Data Science.
- Advanced proficiency in use of MS Excel, Access, SharePoint, and PowerPoint
- Experience with AX, Power BI, SAP, SQL, Business Objects and Tableau is desirable
- Knowledge of general trade spending, budget planning, forecasting and pricing execution.
- Knowledge and implementation experience with catalogue platforms and price indexes.
- Polygraph and psychometric tests prerequisite
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