Sourcing Manager

SUMMARY:
A leading pharmaceutical company is looking for a Sourcing Manager to join their team.  This position is based in Johannesburg North.

POSITION INFO:
OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

The Sourcing Manager manages the factory raw and packing materials ensuring transparency of spending, generating and implementing efficient sourcing and category management strategies. The role is responsible for calculating costs of procurement and suggests methods to decrease expenditure as well as increasing supply reliability of the service/product.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supplier Performance
Apply strong analytical skills and leverage technology to evaluate and measure vendor performance relative to contract and customer experience.
Use data and insights to determine areas for improvement, manage relationships to deliver change and customer experience excellence.
Interact with internal cross-functional groups and suppliers to define, coordinate, and deploy improvement activities utilizing project management and operational tools.
Manage supplier relationships and conduct regular performance reviews to ensure service level agreements are met or exceeded.
Identifies trends poor performing suppliers and then takes action as necessary to improve supplier performance and capability.
Drives key stakeholders to define and deliver the corrective action plans ensuring results are achieved and sustainable with a key focus on production improvement.
Supports Procurement, Production, Engineering, Quality and other departments in supplier action plan in case of recurring performance deviations, escalade issues until acceptable performance is reached.
Prepare and present reports, performance metrics, and recommendations to senior management.

Sourcing
Lead Sourcing activities from supplier identification to post implementation performance management.
Optimize the supply base through consolidation and leverages and negotiates pricing on combined volumes with industry leading suppliers to reduce the cost of goods and overheads.
Increase spending under contract and negotiates supply agreements with vendors, improving commercial conditions.
Take responsibility for productivity/ cost efficiency targets and key compliance metrics (e.g. process compliance, internal audits).
Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, conduct supplier assessments, negotiations, and contract management.
Analyze market trends, pricing, and supplier performance to drive cost savings and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including operations, engineering, labs, warehousing, and supply chain teams, to understand their requirements and align sourcing activities accordingly.
Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and cost reduction in the sourcing and procurement function.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement sustainable sourcing practices and support corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Manage supplier qualifications and on boarding through supplier risk assessment and follow on supplier risk mitigation activities including regular notifications to suppliers regarding their performance.
Maintain the enterprise level Approved Supplier List (ASL). Participate and spear head group ESG initiatives for the East London Factory.
Identify and propose new suppliers when ASL gaps are identified.

BBBEE:
Implementing and maintaining Inclusive and Responsible Sourcing strategy, policy, procedures, standards and associated reporting.
Monitor local and BEE procurement performance and encourage and motivate improvement activities.
Ensuring monthly and regular ad hoc BBBEE Procurement reporting is conducted.
Ensuring systems are in place and reports are compiled for internal and external use and presentation to management.
Provide guidance as it relates to Inclusive Procurement and BBBEE In South Africa.
Drive continuous improvement of procurement governance framework.
Support in supplier pre-qualification, on-boarding on to supplier database and maintaining the supplier database, updating all missing information

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Matric (Grade 12)
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or a similar field.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
5-10 years’ relevant experience in a supply chain or planning or procurement role
3-5 Proven People and Process Management Experience
Knowledge of Pharmaceutical, Food and or FMCG manufacturing processes and operations environment
Experience in leading and developing teams
Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Knowledge of Logistics Management
Experience in Sourcing and Procurement
Managing and monitoring Supplier Performance

SOFT SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
Customer Awareness
Meeting Deadlines
Making Decisions
Planning and Organizing
Interrogating Information
Offering Insights

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED
The applicant must be proficient in the various applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) within the Microsoft Office bundle.