Category Manager: Tyres and Tyre Maintenance at Unitrans

Job Advert Summary
Unitrans is seeking to employ a Category Manager for spares and vehicle maintenance, the role will manage all aspects of contracts and procurement for the organisation. Provide purchasing services including preparation of enquiries; adjudication of tenders; placing orders; compiling annual contracts and administering and settling contract disputes. Ensure compliance with legal and company regulations. Organise the logistics and ensures that items procured are delivered to site timeously. 

Minimum Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Tertiary Qualification, CIPS, CSCP 

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

• Category Management, buying or procurement management experience (particulalry in tyres).
• Parts or component procurement preferred with local, regional, or international purchasing exposure.

KNOWLEDGE: 

• A sound understanding of buying the right stock across multiple brands and categories
• Experience and understanding of importation processes and Inco terms
• Experience and knowledge of warehousing or stores management principles and methodologies
• Ability to clearly articulate information and communicate findings up and down the line
• Ability to analyse and interpreted data and make meaningful conclusions
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Familiarity with seasonal products and requirements
• Operational systems and procedures
• Reporting procedures
• Policies and Procedures

Duties & Responsibilities
Sourcing 

•  Strategically rationalize, source, monitor and manage all tyres including industrial supplier portfolio within the category 
•  Build, develop and maintain pricing structures, their accuracy and length of pricing validity within the category in line with strategic objectives.
•  Maintain and manage Suppliers against Service Level Agreements

Availability

•  Analysing data to ensure replenishment requirements are correct and forecast methodologies match demand by movement category by Depot, country, and division.
•  Drive stock availability ensuring stock is rightsized in accordance with policy. first pick achieved is above (90% lines and pieces and OTIF within 7 days 95%) across all sites within Unitrans.
•  Effectively managing stockouts and Back-order management 1, 7, 14 and 30 days providing 
•  30 Day stock holding in line with supplier lead times.
•  Supply parts at a 90% OTIF or better
•  Availability through JIT or stocking requirements at parameters set

Replenishment

•  Drive replenishment and order consistency in line with overall strategy with buying team ensuring order process is meticulously followed by order type.
•  Managing supplier through SLA’s and ensuring consistent supply of business requirements.
•  Ensure master data and efficiencies around ordering are up to date and maintained.

Stock Management

•  Stock levels and stock holding aligned to parameters and rightsized relative to depot and country of operation.
•  Ensure consignment stock strategies are aligned to overall vision of procurement.
•  Repurposing of stock intercompany to correct depots
•  Aligning SKU data to vehicle type through support services.
•  Obsolete management, disposals, and provisions.

Internal Customers

•  Drive interactions with business to understand requirements and align on demand planning and forecasts using relevant division's business plans to develop effective procurement strategy and ensure alignment with COO.

Cost Management and savings    

•  Pricing, payment terms, rebates and overall cost management must remain competitive leveraging total spend opportunity within group.
•  Deliver on sub-category savings and goals in alignment with sub-categories savings targets and operational goals.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Through the rationalization process ensure SLAs are relevant to supplier type. KPI’s are established and approved by Inbound Supply Chain Manager.
•  Seek collaboration with customers and their participation in initiatives where necessary to fulfil supply chain mandate

Supplier Master Data  

•  Ensure only approved suppliers are available to purchase products within the category aligning taxonomy of supplier data is accurate and completed correctly.
•  As the custodian of master data within the category, ensure pricing, SKU (stock keeping unit) management is driven by the OEM requirement and aligned to aftermarket suppliers.
•  Ensure price escalations from suppliers are aligned to SLA and managed to ensure overall cost increases are kept to a minimum.