Procurement Manager - Randfontein at RCL Foods

Minimum Requirements    

• Degree in commerce, management, supply chain management or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a sourcing or purchasing or commercial management environment.
• Demonstrated success in developing and fostering relationships with suppliers

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Partner with the Business, senior stakeholders, and consumers of services to determine requirements and apply professional sourcing and categories management methodologies such as vendor rationalisation, utilising technology and flexible solutions to enhance user experience and minimise financial impact.
• Collaborate with site-based buyers to ensure business strategies and policies are applied locally, to assess opportunities, and to drive performance improvements.
• Proactively drive regular engagement with the business regarding its immediate and longer-term categories procurement requirements and the extent to which these are being met.
• Implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Assess and report on the current category and contract spend (on what and where).
• Conduct regular total cost analyses (how much does it cost to provide those goods or services) across the category.
• Track performance results in a continuous cycle.
• Measure and report real savings and the drivers of savings/cost changes for the category.
• Provide ongoing internal functional and operational unit KPI’s and service requirements engagement and support.

Operational Management

• Participate in appropriate management meetings and provides updates on buying and stores metrics and activities.
• Resolves challenges within procurement procedure parameters.
• Forecast likely levels of demand for services, products and/or component parts.
• Ensure that the products and/or services are delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meet the quality standards of the Business
• Actively monitor the suppliers being used within Procure 2 Pay ensuring orders are placed with preferred suppliers and under negotiated contracts.
• Produce management information on activity within the Procure 2 Pay system to monitor and manage the frequency, value, and volume of spend over monthly periods
• Highlight and communicate compliance issues relating to adherence to the Group procurement policies.
• Actively monitor and facilitate the update of price lists for goods and services in the catalogues within the Procure 2 Pay system within the assigned categories of spend.
• Actively monitor the suppliers being used within Procure 2 Pay ensuring orders are placed with preferred suppliers and under negotiated contracts.
• Provide technical expertise and training to internal customers and colleagues.