Procurement Lead

Accountabilities

Activities

Strategic Planning

• Driving the development and review of the procurement strategy of all the 3 entities by obtaining and providing strategic input as required
• Play a critical role in managing the company''''s BBBEE scorecard and implement the procurement transformation process in terms of Enterprise, Supplier Development and Socio Econmical Development as per the requirements of BBBEE. 
• To define and implement supplier performance strategies for suppliers of goods and services to Client by defining KPI metrics, tracking performance against metrics and addressing gaps as required
• To coordinate with stakeholders and position the purchasing function as a key partner in the business operations by supporting and instigating initiatives for cost reduction, compliance and value improvement as required
• To ensure competitively priced and uninterrupted flow of 3rd party goods and services by leveraging the buying power of Client (one procurement)  and the global and regional networks to drive efficiencies and economies of scale as required
• To support stakeholders to manage change through effective communication and collaboration as required
• To develop and implement sourcing strategies by reviewing opportunities, analyzing impact, achieving improvement in total costs, service, quality and timely delivery for materials and services identified in scope of centralized purchasing in line with global category strategies as required. Establishing and monitoring the KPI metrics across the 3 entities

Procurement Planning and Management

• To define and implement the sourcing plan by identifying business requirements, establishing availability of products and services within the market and evaluating potential vendors based on procurement strategy as required
• To support procurement strategy and compliance by defining and developing relevant SOPs, managing the SOP implementation and monitoring compliance as required
• To manage and optimize the local requisition to payment processes by supporting implementation and compliance in line with the local SOP''''s and global procurement guidelines as required
• To manage the category life cycles by updating the relevant systems and process, identifying anomalies and implementing corrective action as required
• To monitor and communicate procurement spend by collating, analysing and distributing spend reports to the organization as required
• To support implementation of procurement systems by identifying and communicating system requirements, collating the data into the system, performing system tests and driving implementation as required
• To monitoring systems performance by identifying performance gaps and putting corrective measures in place as required
• To inform/present to senior leadership teams across the entities in regards to procurement performance and operations (KPI, Complaince, Customer Satisfaction etc)

Legal and Compliance

• To manage delivery and performance of service providers in accordance with company policies by adapting and concluding relevant legal agreements. This requires collaboration with legal andcompliance functions across the entities
• To manage preferential procurement, supplier development and enterprise development by identifying and supporting suitably qualified vendors as required.

To oversee compliance to quality assurance and SHE by collaborating with Client Quality Assurance and SHE teams to assess compliance to quality and SHE compliance as required.

Staff Leadership and Management

• Establish the procurement function sourced with category leads across 3 entities, operating as One Procurement function
• To define the staff requirements by reviewing the workload, defining work allocations and developing job profiles as required
• To resource the team by retaining, recruiting, selecting and appointing staff as required
• To induct staff members by managing the development of an induction programme, monitoring performance and supporting the development of new staff members as required
• To manage the performance of staff by agreeing performance expectations, building relationships with staff, motivating staff, providing staff with feedback, supporting staff development, addressing areas of non-performance and implementing corrective action monthly and as required
• To develop staff members by consulting with staff to identify learning areas and paths, supporting the development of the staff member, coaching and mentoring and tracking impact of learning monthly and as required
• To manage the implementation of HR policies and procedures by tracking compliance, identifying areas of concern and implementing corrective action as required

Qualifications & experience

• NQF 7 in Business Administration, Finance or similar.
• 5 – 7 years experience in  indirect procurement management ,purchasing or similar field
• Experience in managing a BBBEE scorecard, enterprise and supplier development as per the requirements of BBBEE.

Must have knowledge of

• Knowledge of procurement management practices.
• Knowledge of third party vendors in the health care sector.
• Managing the company''''s BBBEE scorecard and Enterprise and Supplier development as per the requirements of BBBEE.

In the absence of relevant qualifications, experience in the relevant field and at the relevant level will be considered.