Manager: Procurement at MTN

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job

• The position will support the Senior Manager to execute on all duties related to GGSC.

Key Performance Areas: Core, essential responsibilities / outputs of the position (KPA's)

Key Deliverables

The Manager, Procurement will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

GSSC Sourcing

• Manage end-to-end contract life cycle management within the agreed timelines (from Sourcing to contract retirement)
• Conduct Supplier Evaluation, Selection and Measurement for assigned Purchase Categories
• Apply relevant practices and tools to evaluate and select suitable supplier.
• Project manage sourcing event from RFx issue until contract signature.
• Prepare relevant Local and Country Agreement template for new sourcing events (RFx).
• Coordinate contract review between supplier, Legal, Insurance, Tax, Treasury, Finance and Data Privacy and arrange supplier meetings
• Proactively manage renewal of existing current agreement in line with approved process.
• Apply an appropriate structured approach to cost reduction
• Target pricing and Cost-Based pricing based on credible benchmarking; establish and execute a negotiation process with Suppliers
• Ensure that all activities are conducted are MTN Compliant (policies and processes)
• Manage all manual bank verifications as per SSH instruction in partnership with group finance on a ad hoc basis.
• Review the Request for Information (RFI)/Request for Quotation (RFQ)/ Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements and supporting documentation sent by the business functions
• Liaise with SSH to conduct vendor due diligence for new suppliers as part of supplier registration for E-Sourcing.
• Create collaboration team for evaluation of the RFI/RFQ/RFP end to end including inform awarded and non-awarded suppliers of their status
• Ensure that the Full GSSC – BBBEE process is adhered to according to MTNs policies
• The Manager, Procurement will be required to perform ad hoc requirements/projects that are not included in the operational deliverables on a as and when basis.
• Provide adequate and timely feedback to internal stakeholders and manage expectations

Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)

Education:

• 3 Years Degree or Diploma in Commerce and/or Procurement/Purchasing
• CIPS Certification (Minimum level 4) (will be advantage).
• Any registration to Professional Procurement and / or Supply Chain body (will be advantage.

Experience:

• 5 -8 years relevant work experience
• Experience in Sourcing, Contract Management and Procurement.
• Experience in ERP systems (Oracle).
• Spend Analytics (Sievo preferred)
• eSourcing Platform
  1. Advance experience in MS Office, especially MS Excel
  2. Understanding of telecommunication industry.

Competencies:

• Ambiguity within the workplace
• Analysis
• Conflict management
• ERP (Oracle preferred)
• Problem solving
• Procurement Project management
• Risk management
• Influencing others
• Data interpretation
• Presentation
• Reporting
• Analytical

Behavioural qualities

• Accountable
• Adaptable
• Agile
• Collaborative
• Culturally aware
• Innovative
• Inquisitive