Fixed Term Contract: Procurement Manager (JHB North) at Aspen Pharma Group

OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

• The Procurement Manager will lead the procurement function with a focus developing and executing strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier relationship management, and transformation aligned with B-BBEE objectives. This role will oversee the Procurement Administrator and Procurement & Sourcing Supervisor functions, ensuring operational excellence, cost optimization, and compliance across all procurement activities.  This role is key to aligning procurement strategies with the company’s broader goals and ensuring sustainable, ethical sourcing across the business

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the Procurement & Sourcing Supervisor and Procurement Administrator function ensuring efficient execution of sourcing, purchase order creation, receipting, and reporting.
• Drive ownership, accountability innovation and efficient processes
• Attract, develop, and retain high quality team members.
• Lead the team as a role model who demonstrates Aspen’s values, inspires, motivates, and coaches team members to maximise the quality of their output
• Ensure KPA’s are set and approved for all staff in the procurement team
• Mid-year and year end reviews must be performed.
• Learning solutions are identified, proposed and implemented according to on-going personal and team development plans.
• Ensuring effective performance management

Strategic Procurement

• Develop and implement a short-term and long-term procurement strategy aligned with organizational goals, cost-saving targets, sustainability, and transformation objectives.
• Drive strategic sourcing across key spend categories using market intelligence and data analytics.
• Lead complex negotiations and manage supplier contracts, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.
• Enhance processes where necessary to simplify and add efficiencies

Transformation & B-BBEE Compliance

• Champion supplier and enterprise development initiatives to enhance B-BBEE scorecard performance.
• Monitor and report on preferential procurement and supplier diversity metrics.
• Ensure supplier onboarding and master data maintenance aligns with transformation goals.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with suppliers to drive innovation, performance, and risk mitigation.
• Oversee the supplier management evaluations of service levels with reference to the SLA’s
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (i.e.  Finance, Legal, Operations, and Business Units) to align procurement needs / activities with broader organisational priorities / objectives.

Reporting

• Final Review Vendor Master Data Changes.
• Review of Monthly Procurement Report.
• Review pre-paid expense recon
• Develop and publish strategic procurement Dashboard
• Facilitate monthly and quarterly reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage timely conversion of requisitions to purchase orders and resolution of queries to support business continuity.
• Report on procurement performance metrics and savings achievements

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies
• Responsible for audit processes and findings within the procurement process.

Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Matric/Grade 12
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Procurement, Business, Finance, or related field
• 5–8 years of progressive management experience, with at least 3 years in a strategic management role.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrated experience in managing B-BBEE compliance and driving supplier/enterprise development programs.
• Proven track record of delivering savings, efficiency, transformation, and innovation through procurement strategies.
• Computer skills on SAP, Power Point and Excel
• A solid understanding of Sourcing
• Deep working knowledge of Procurement, Sales and Marketing Pharmaceutical Environment.
• Financial Acumen & Cost Optimization
• Power BI modelling preferred

SOFT SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Planning and Organizing skills
• Time management skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal & written)
• Numerical Acumen
• Analytical Skills
• Adaptable to change
• Highly motivated, energetic, self-starter, proactive
• Problem-solving and good judgment
• Ability to work under pressure
• Focused on attention to detail, high sense of urgency and deadline driven
• Responsibility & Accountability