Procurement Manager - SPARK Schools Support - 2024 at SPARK Schools

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and execute a procurement strategy for SPARK Schools - in support of the SPARK mission, vision, and business plan - and that ultimately reduces inefficiency, enables schools to run seamlessly, captures cost efficiencies and enhances governance and controls.
• Develop and implement procurement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the company's standards, values, mission, vision and legal requirements.
• Manage the procurement process from requisition to purchase order, ensuring that all purchase requests are authorized, optimized, accurate and in line with the budget.
• Implement processes and systems to monitor supplier performance, and tracking order fulfillment across the school network.
• Analyze cost drivers to identify potential cost savings and improvements in procurement processes.
• Monitor and manage budget, ensuring that costs are managed within approved budgets and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Set up category planning to ensure that procurement is optimal and planned for well in advance.
• Identify, evaluate and build and maintain good relationships with a network of suppliers.
• Negotiate all aspects of procurement including, for example, commercial terms (pricing, discounting, payment terms, etc) contract terms, service level agreements, and delivery terms.
• Develop and maintain a supplier database.
• Monitor risks in relation to suppliers - service delivery, product quality, governance.
• Monitor procurement administration to ensure good governance and sound financial management of suppliers.
• Manage and monitor assets to ensure that the company has the necessary items to meet business needs.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure that procurement approach and delivery is meeting business needs.
• Collaborate with schools and Support Office teams to drive continuous improvement in procurement processes and systems.
• Set in place the enablers and controls to support efficient procurement, by schools, directly from suppliers (for example for consumable items)
• Lead, mentor and coach staff - across the business - who run procurement activities.
• Ensure that all procurement activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, ethical standards and internal policies.
• Identity opportunities to enhance procurement impact on ESG metrics such as BBBEE, Carbon Footprint, and others
• Develop and implement procurement metrics to monitor procurement performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Prepare regular reports and presentations on procurement performance, supplier performance, and procurement savings.

Requirements

Qualifications and Criteria:

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and criteria:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration with coursework in procurement, negotiation and contracting.
• Minimum 5 years experience - directly negotiating with suppliers.
• Experience in procurement of both goods and services - Required
• Proven track record of saving costs through efficient and effective procurement