Purchasing Specialist

SUMMARY:
This role is responsible for ensuring that all sourcing strategies are successfully executed at the BU level.  That includes co-ordination of the required projects; e.g. Inventory optimization; Procurement digitization, etc.  
Ensure strategies are informed through data and analytics and oversight and execution of the required Procurement Processes i.e. RFP and Tenders

POSITION INFO:
Key Activities

• Category management (Medium and straight forward commodities/services)
• Strategic Sourcing - Develop an internal category profile defining Total Cost of Ownership, procurement processes, spend profiles and associated risks
• Develop an industry and supplier profiles, including understanding the industry dynamics, potential suppliers and industry and supplier financials
• Contract Management - manage contract negotiations, contract drafting and on-going performance management resulting from the contract
• Monitor and manage category procurement compliance
• Proactively manage ad-hoc issues from end users (e.g. distribution, finance, production, compliance)

• Savings – EBITDA and FCF impact
• Category / commodity performance indicators
• Risk indicators inclusive of Group Third Party Due Diligence
• Supplier performance
• BBBEE - Preferential procurement, Enterprise and Supplier Development
• Net Working Capital – Payment Terms

• Diploma in Procurement/Supply Chain Management, Commerce or Engineering, active CIPS Membership
• Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procure to pay process, General manufacturing process understanding; manufacturing exposure
• 5 years; manufacturing; heavy industry, FMCG experience

• Category Management and Strategic sourcing
• Contract Management
• Risk Management / Contracts management
• Change Management
• Planning and organising
• Stakeholder management

• Relationship Building Skills, Negotiation Skills, Conflict Management Skills, Cross Functional Skills, Problem solving skills, Project management skills, Analytic skills, Innovative thinking, personal mastery
• Effective use of data and analytics within procurement i.e. enhanced spend analysis