Procurement Operations Manager

SUMMARY:
Procurement Operations Manager

POSITION INFO:

Main purpose:

• Lead and drive implementation of category strategies in the local operational environment 
• Maximize the savings associated with the spend managed locally as defined by Category teams

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Manage the operational and tactical Procurement of goods and services categories in accordance with the company category strategy, as well as applicable policies, procedures and specifications
• Act as the point of contact between Category Management and operations
• Drive the realization of savings, supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in country, in line with regional and global strategies.
• Identify saving opportunities and initiate individual projects and initiatives at all operational levels
• Manage and develop Procurement Officers
• Responsible to drive local socio-economic transformation objectives (e.g. B-BBE Code of Goods Practices) relating to supplier and enterprise development, preferential procurement, etc.
• Manage a team of Procurement Officers
• Ensure global & local policies and procedures are conveyed to end users in the Procurement of goods and services
• Initiate and support the RFx process locally as defined by category strategy
• Align internal decision makers through focused communication
• Approve local purchase orders for supplies, equipment and services within authorized signature limits.
• Assure compliance with applicable laws, ethical standards, policies and codes of business conduct
• Measure KPI’s according to existing templates
• Ensure locally generated savings are reported as required, and according to category guidelines
• Track achieved results

Qualification and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in: Commerce/ Engineering/ IT /Supply Chain/ Law/ Science;
• Registration with a Procurement and Supply Chain Management professional body will be an added advantage
• Minimum 6 years in procurement role (category management, sourcing, operations) with exposure to supply chain management, strategic sourcing and optimal procurement processes and standards
• Demonstrated performance in working within cross-functional teams, with requisite drive and energy to ensure that a challenging benefits and capability building agenda is successfully delivered

Technical skills and personal attributes:

• Relationship management - strong networking and consultation skills
• Strong Leadership skills
• Collaboration and team player
• Client orientation approach
• Planning and organizing
• Total Cost of Ownership Analysis
• Strong analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Business acumen
• Strong procurement best practices knowledge
• Strong report writing skills
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Savings tracking methodologies and reporting
• Effective written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent time management, planning and organization skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and drive tasks to completion in a fixed time-frame and in a pressured environment
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and build relationships across multiple functions
• Ability to deal with ambiguities, conflicts and adversarial relationships
• Proven ability to identify problems quickly, make sound judgments, establish and implement solutions
• Understanding of procurement and supply chain management best practices
• Understanding of procurement commercial value proposition
• Basic financial management acumen and cost/price analysis skills

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