# Category Manager - Direct

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Company: Seven Up Bottling Company

Category: Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics

Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-07-17

Expires: 2026-07-31

## Job Description

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree. Preferably in supply chain management or any relevant field. 

- Minimum of 6 cognate years’ experience, preferably in the FMCG industry, handling procurement, vendor management, sourcing etc

- Intermediate level proficiency in the Microsoft Suite, especially Excel. 

- Relevant professional certification is an added advantage.
Responsibilities

- Develop a Sourcing Strategy that delivers best in class raw & packaging materials for the organization

- Develop and maintain a structure that coordinates sourcing and contract management activities across the Direct procurement category, delivering targeted benefits to SBC

- Collaborate with internal customers to interpret the ongoing supply plan for the category. (Stakeholder Management)

- Consistently monitor market trends to stay abreast of the factors impacting on demand and supply, to be able to forecast trends, and implement actions, that positively impacts the SBCs position.

- Leverage on e- procurement tools; E-RFPs, E-RFQs, E-options etc to drive benefits for the business.

- Deliver best in class (cheapest) pricing to give cost advantage to the business

- Align pricing of all RPM with GM Procurement at the beginning of a new period.

- Develop & agree pricing formulas with GM Procurement for all relevant RPM

- Track and monitor all spend related to direct procurement category vis-à-vis the approved FY budget

- Work with Team to propose, track and subsequently implement corrective actions and coaching for vendors that fail to meet contract requirements.

- Manage the supplier performance system, ensuring adherence to terms and conditions, Service Level Agreement, and specified Key Performance Indicators on a quarterly basis. 

## Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree
Experience: 5 years
Languages: English

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