Head Supply Chain Management job at True North Consult Ltd

True North Uganda

Description

Job Purpose: To provide strategic leadership for the Bank’s Supply Chain Management function, ensuring transparent, compliant, cost-effective, and value-driven sourcing, procurement, supplier management, contracting, inventory, asset, and project procurement activities.

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the Bank’s Supply Chain Management strategy, policies, standards, and operating model.
• Lead strategic sourcing, procurement operations, supplier relationship management, contract governance, inventory control, and asset management.
• Ensure all procurement activities comply with internal policies, regulatory expectations, audit requirements, and risk management standards.
• Drive cost optimisation, value for money, transparency, and total cost of ownership across major spend categories.
• Oversee supplier segmentation, performance scorecards, contract lifecycle management, and third-party risk governance.
• Partner with Finance, Risk, Legal, Operations, Technology, Branch Banking, and Corporate Services to align supply chain plans to business needs.
• Provide governance over facilities, refurbishment, infrastructure, and other project-related procurement.
• Provide oversight of physical security, asset protection and security operations across the Bank.
• Establish and maintain a robust third-party risk management framework.
• Build capability within the SCM team through coaching, performance management, process improvement, and automation.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM, MCIPS, or equivalent is desirable.
• At least 8–10 years’ relevant experience, including leadership experience in procurement or supply chain management, preferably in banking or a regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of procurement governance, contract management, third-party risk, financial controls, and supplier performance management.

Key Success Measures:

• Procurement savings and cost avoidance delivered.
• Compliance with procurement policy and audit requirements.
• Supplier performance and contract adherence.
• Reduction in procurement cycle times and operational bottlenecks.
• Improved visibility and governance of third-party spend.

• Develop and implement the Bank’s Supply Chain Management strategy, policies, standards, and operating model.
• Lead strategic sourcing, procurement operations, supplier relationship management, contract governance, inventory control, and asset management.
• Ensure all procurement activities comply with internal policies, regulatory expectations, audit requirements, and risk management standards.
• Drive cost optimisation, value for money, transparency, and total cost of ownership across major spend categories.
• Oversee supplier segmentation, performance scorecards, contract lifecycle management, and third-party risk governance.
• Partner with Finance, Risk, Legal, Operations, Technology, Branch Banking, and Corporate Services to align supply chain plans to business needs.
• Provide governance over facilities, refurbishment, infrastructure, and other project-related procurement.
• Provide oversight of physical security, asset protection and security operations across the Bank.
• Establish and maintain a robust third-party risk management framework.
• Build capability within the SCM team through coaching, performance management, process improvement, and automation.

• procurement governance
• contract management
• third-party risk
• financial controls
• supplier performance management
• coaching
• performance management
• process improvement
• automation

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM, MCIPS, or equivalent is desirable.
• At least 8–10 years’ relevant experience, including leadership experience in procurement or supply chain management, preferably in banking or a regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of procurement governance, contract management, third-party risk, financial controls, and supplier performance management.