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  • Posted: May 15, 2020
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Alstom has been present in South Africa for more than a century. During these years the company provided a wide range of products and technologies which helped develop the country’s infrastructure. Alstom provided equipment for 12 of South Africa’s 13 coal-fired power plants and for the only nuclear power plant, but it also played a historical...
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    Procurement Manager

    Purpose Of The Job

    Managing of the Procurement department and to ensure that the outputs of the MRP from the set-up of the Purchase Requests to the follow-up of the Purchase Orders to the suppliers is perfectly under control:

    • Communication of the delivery schedules to the suppliers (based on MRP system requirements),
    • Ensure that Material Planners are collecting daily the commitments from suppliers.
    • Ensure that the Material Planners will monitor all the gaps between planned and real needs and commitments and answers from the suppliers.
    • Supervise that the Material Planners are anticipating and managing the missing parts with the suppliers.
    • Manage all activities concerning parametrization of articles, reviews, procurement and materials planning for production.

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    Network & Links

    External: Suppliers & Logistics sub-contractors
    Internal: Material planners and Procurement Supports, Planning, Logistics/Warehouse, Sourcing, Stores, Reception, Supplier Development team, Supplier Quality team, Supply Chain Leaders and shop floor production.

    Measurement

    • Procurement processes efficiency (late order placement, acknowledgment receipts from suppliers, quality of call-offs).
    • Stock accuracy on the portfolio
    • Procurement data reliability
    • Suppliers performance: On time delivery in full (OTIF)
    • Zero missing parts on the production line
    • Stock level according to budget
    • People Management Cycle

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    Area Of Responsibilities

    • Issue all the purchase orders and manage them (act as sourcing’s customer).
    • Communication with the appropriate tools daily with suppliers sharing procurement plan & challenging suppliers’ commitments
    • Plan the call offs in line with production needs and inventory strategy
    • Manage cycle counting to ensure stock accuracy
    • Manage procurement plan accuracy & ensure material on time deliveries, monitor supplier performance
    • Interact with Logistics Method in parameters definition
    • Escalate in case of supplier’s major issues & work on corrective action plan with Supplier development team and buyers
    • Visit suppliers on a regular basis
    • Participate in shop floor daily meetings sharing missing parts visibility and recovery plans
    • Perform work with a constant awareness of improving processes, reducing cost as necessary for growth
    • Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time efficiently & work independently
    • Make sure the appropriate monitoring of suppliers is set up: routines to communicate the needs and last commitments, on-time in full delivery performance, visits and calls to follow the activity or manage crisis, NCR delivery until complete solving.
    • Secures the proper animation of the procurement center: daily 5 minutes meeting and monthly QCD review, potential shortages identification, procurement center KPI's targets action plan, priorities and escalation when needed, Missing Parts root cause analysis and mitigation.

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    Educational Requirement

    • A completed Commercial degree in Procurement / Supply Chain Management / Business Management or Technical Degree

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    Experience, Behavioural and Technical Skills/ Competencies

    • Minimum 5 years' experience in a purchasing function with at least 3 years in a management position
    • Have a senior experience as material planner and the ability to analyses all the situations
    • Advanced knowledge of Supply chain processes especially in warehouse & material flows
    • Expertise in ERP: SAP (GSI) and ability to integrate new tools.
    • Experience with MS Office tools
    • Excellent communication
    • Pay attention to detail
    • Strong negotiation skills & leadership
    • Active team player, deadline driven, process driven
    • Multi-cultural Management Teamwork and Customer oriented
    • Data driven and courageous, rigor - Ability to manage teams in cross and multicultural relationships
    • Leadership of competence and influence: ability to Customer oriented - persuade and convince
    • Proactive

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Alstom on jobsearch.alstom.com to apply

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