Procure to Pay Manager at Distell

Job description

Purpose Statement of the Position

Responsible for managing the Procure to Pay business unit in its daily operations, including the management of its employees and key internal and external (supplier) stakeholders. Responsible for Distell’s Accounts Payable function, ongoing supplier contracts, tactical sourcing and strategic sourcing support.

Key Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Ensuring operational team performance through effective management
• Improving operations and synergies between Procurement and Accounts Payable to enable efficiencies
• Negotiating SLAs with relevant stakeholders, monitoring SLA performance, identifying improvement opportunities and managing SLA deviations
• Securing and managing supplier relationships and negotiating contracts with suppliers for spend in scope
• Identifying saving and consolidation opportunities from spend analysis on all tactical indirect and marketing spend
• Identify BBBEE supplier development opportunities through shift of spend and sourcing scenarios
• Ensuring the processing of all supplier invoices, according to payment terms, and overseeing the management of supplier accounts, queries and payments
• Ensure integration and collaboration with Group Procurement with regards to identifying saving initiatives, escalating opportunities on strategic spend, providing sourcing support and managing e-auctions
• Evaluating and resolving escalated issues arising from internal operations
• Defining and implementing improved control measures through escalation and compliance monitoring
• Resolving issues identified through ICC exception reporting
• Managing Strategic relationship with Internal Audit, Group Procurement, Legal and Corporate Finance on compliance challenges and control improvement

The Successful Candidate Must Have The Following Experience/skills

• Relevant Business Degree, with a substantial focus on financial management or accounting would be preferable
• 5 years Procurement experience, of which at least 3 years should have been in a management position
• Knowledge and experience of General Accounting practices specifically with regards to Accounts Payable Management (Creditors management function)
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
• Ability to communicate, influence, negotiate, network and present processes and solutions to senior stakeholders within and outside the organisation
• Attention to detail, logical and reasoned approach to problem solving with a can-do attitude.
• Knowledgeable/experience using purchasing systems (ideally SAP, Readsoft and statement matching), MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and relevant Accounting Experience
• Knowledge or experience in the following technologies will be given preference: SAP, SCNet, Fraxion & Readsoft
• Knowledge of supplier or third party management software is preferred
• Proficient in data management and analysis
• Ability to organise, prioritise, and accomplish multiple tasks rapidly
• Self-motivated with a keen sense of urgency