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Support Procurement Manager in developing and executing supplier strategy for CAPEX/MRO (Maintenance and Repairs Operations) portfolio, which has annual spend of circa, 40mil EURO for 6 manufacturing sites and 2 warehouses in South Africa.
Assess supply market and adapt strategy according to market conditions.
Assess supplier capability and suitability through regular site visits and reporting back on findings.
Develop and improve supplier cost models to drive increase in transparency of cost drivers
Unlock cash and cost value through setting up and execution of benchmarking, RFQs, E-tenders. Support delivery of savings and creditor extension programme for portfolio
Support and occasionally lead supplier negotiations
Provide market intelligence to portfolio manager and business leaders to assist in strategic decision making.
Connect with site engineering and regional engineering teams and other business partners as well as with suppliers, to understand future technology and capability roadmap that supports value delivery and USLP.
Allocate new services to suppliers to deliver best cost/service/quality in line with supply strategy.
Lead on-boarding of new suppliers by driving full quality and responsible sourcing compliance
Ensure 100% contractual compliance through signing of Unilever Purchasing Agreements and Commercial Term Contracts as well as Special Term Contracts
Agree annual budgets with suppliers. Implement into new CTC. Communicate/process changes in pricing as required
Regularly connect with global counterparts to ensure the Africa portfolio is link with the global strategy.
Successful implement global strategic plans in Africa
Manage relationships with Supply chain and other business partners, to leverage and land strategic plans.
Good understanding of the portfolio cost models as well as the indices link to the material types.
Professional Skills:
Procurement Insights and Analysis: Understand portfolio strategies and procurement requirements; Industry, global Strategy & Insights teams, economic, competition and supplier insights.
Procurement Strategy Formulation: Developing services supply strategy; Develop supplier strategies; Integrating procurement strategy into the business.
Procurement Strategy Execution and Performance Management: Competitive bidding and tendering; Supplier negotiation; Supplier qualification and on-boarding; Contractual supplier engagement; Supplier performance measurement and management
Partnering with Suppliers to Win: Attract, select, manage and motivate partners; Identifying value creating opportunities.
Driving Sustainability, Supplier Diversity and Digitalization through Procurement: Services Supply Chain analysis and risk assessment; Evidence-based measurement for sustainability
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
3-5 years’ experience in Procurement, Supply Management or Finance
Experience on large-scale change management projects
Experience in CAPEX/MRO (Maintenance, Repairs and Operations) portfolio or FMCG
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