Strategic Sourcing Consultant: Operations

Recruiter:

Kamo Placements

Job Ref:

JHB001845/MS

Date posted:

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:

To secure sources of supply and to manage the complex sourcing of operations-related goods and services, including legal, financial advisory, training and other types of consultancy services on behalf of the company

The company is looking to appoint a candidate with extensive experience in leading cross-functional teams in the execution of strategic sourcing initiatives and tender management processes.

POSITION INFO:
JOB DESCRIPTION

Define own work plan and deliverables, with guidance from the Category Lead.
Source operations-related goods and services in adherence to the company’s Procurement Policy and relevant legislation, including the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003.
Source operations-related goods and services, including but not limited to, market research, the preparation of requests for tender/proposal/quotation/information, the evaluation of bids, commercial negotiations, recommendations for supplier awarding, as well as the preparation and presentation of submissions to relevant committees.
Manage the entire value chain of requisitioning, including the contracting cycle.
Collate and analyse spend data for the execution of operations category management initiatives and the provision of management information.
Keep abreast of developments in procurement to ensure the company applies best practices.
Keep abreast of technological advancements and their effect on the costs of the goods and services to be procured.
Perform spend analyses and formulate category strategies that will lead to benefits (cost reduction or cost avoidance) without causing supply risks.
Ensure that the contracts between the company and suppliers are commercially sound.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in commerce or supply chain management, or an equivalent qualification; and
A minimum of five to eight years’ experience in a procurement or supply chain management environment, of which two to three of those years are related to strategic/complex sourcing.

The following would be an added advantage:

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply certification.

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