Contract Specialist at De Beer Intellectual Property Attorneys

Job Description:

• The Contract Specialist provides sourcing and contractual support on negotiable operational spend to the Category Manager. This role is a Supply Chain role and provides strategic sourcing capability across the De Beers GoC – directly supporting the wholly managed business units and indirectly supporting the joint ventures.
• The purpose of the Contract Specialist is to support the management of the supply of strategic commodities and strategic 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 ensuring minimised risk to the business.

Some of the key outputs include:

• Tender & Contract Management and Administration
• SAP ARIBA Administration (contracting and sourcing modules)
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Effective market analysis
• Constructive interpersonal relations maintained
• Enablement of the strategic sourcing function
• Knowledge transfer to community of practice

Qualifications:

• Matric/ Grade 12 Mathematics
• Current studies towards a commercial/purchasing qualification is critical

Experience:

• 1 year experience in a general administrative environment
• Exposure to Supply Chain or a commercial environment

Knowledge and Skills:

• Impeccable integrity/ ethics
• Attention to detail
• Strong administrative ability
• Team orientation
• Good communication (verbal and written)
• Strong MS Office skills
• SAP Experience
• Document management (online & offline)
• Methodical and accurate filing ability

Additional information:
Who we are: 

• 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.