Commodity Specialist -Contractor at Komatsu Mining

Key Job Responsibilities

• Analyzing commodities: build and maintain TCO, BCC matrix, usage analysis, and spend analysis;
• Analyzing supplier market, build and maintain its matrix, cost model, technological developments and commercial trends;
• Ensuring the procurement of goods and services is consistent with the procurement policy and business requirements;
• Establishing and managing Contracts and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to monitor, measure, and enhance supplier performance against agreed performance targets;
•  Support the team in driving contract compliance within the commodity to increase spend under contract and ensure alignment with procurement strategy;
• Drive and implement cost reduction initiatives to support the team in achieving savings targets and delivering measurable commercial value;
• Analyzing price adjustment requests, negotiating and recommending prices changes;
• Monitoring supplier performance via SAP and address deviation;
• Scheduling, facilitating and chairing monthly supplier management meetings to drive the desired supplier performance in line with procurement strategy;
•  Develop and execute commodity and sourcing strategies to deliver business value and align with organizational objectives;
• Manage RFX processes in line with commodity strategy;
• Manage and maintain accurate purchasing information records to support effective procurement decisions; and
• Managing commodity specific queries to support business requirements.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Grade 12;
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management / Engineering is required;
• At least five years’ experience working in procurement of industrial commodities in Manufacturing/Engineering environment;
• Sound knowledge of strategic sourcing practices and processes in a commodity management environment;
• An exposure to Strategic Sourcing i.e. Facilitating First Articles is essential;
• Sound understanding of Preferential Procurement;
• Ability to interpret technical concepts;
• SAP/R3 experience and; must be computer literate in MS office suit (advanced excel); and
• Valid driver’s license and own transport.