Category Specialist at De Beer Intellectual Property Attorneys

Job Description:

• The Category Specialist coordinates and integrates the effective management of the supply of strategic commodities as well as site related services to the De Beers Group of Companies (GoC) in order to ensure maximum benefit and value and operational compliance in line with the organisation’s strategic needs and minimise risk to the business.

Some of the key tasks include:

• Negotiating and managing strategic commodity and service contracts - including amendments, price adjustments, verifying price increases and general contract administration.
• Benchmarking and/or tendering pricing, service offerings  and commodity performance of strategic commodities against industry peers.
• Capturing market data, analysing and creating market summaries that will contribute towards the effectiveness of sourcing strategies.
• Model benefits for value delivery initiatives.
• Creating and driving collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the attainment of benefits to the GoC.
• Preparing, managing and attending Tender Board meetings and make recommendations to achieve the department’s key objectives.
• Developing and implementing sub-category sourcing strategies in line with De Beers business requirements (eg value delivery, supplier rationalisation, local procurement, supplier development).

Qualifications:
Education required

• A Commercial/Engineering degree

Knowledge & Experience required

• Experience in a Facilities Management and / or Professional Services portfolio would be advantageous 
• Experience in savings initiatives​​​​​​
• Utilization of a formal methodology/process for sourcing activity will be an advantage.
• Experience in the leadership and management of people is required
• It is advantageous to have experience in a range of different commodities 
• Relationship building skills

Additional information:
Who we are: 

Who We Are:  De Beers Group: (Long)  

• Established in 1888, De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company with unrivalled expertise in the exploration, mining, sorting, valuing, selling and marketing of diamonds. Together with our joint venture partners, we operate in more than 20 countries across six continents. 
• We want our diamonds, and our business, to make life brilliant – for our people, our customers and the world around us. 
• We build partnerships and connect with our people and their communities to make a positive contribution to the wider world. We’re constantly developing new ways to make an impact and build a beneficial legacy. We call it ‘Building Forever’ - it’s fundamental to our pioneering spirit and the purposeful way we do business.