Procurement Specialist at SGS

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you will be responsible for developing strategic sourcing activities for the Sub-Region. Undertake commodity/ category strategies, negotiating with suppliers within an agreed category to deliver managed risk and ensure the cost effective and efficient delivery of supply chain capability. 
• Apply strong commercial awareness to solve complex situations deriving from challenging markets, internal requirements and senior internal stakeholder relationships. 
• Contract Development and Negotiation 
• Online Sourcing Projects
• Coordinate the exports and Imports of various commodities within Southern Africa.
• Improvement of compliance / contractual rate
• Supplier Selection and Commercial Negotiation 
• Procurement Savings Reporting
• Relationship Management

Specific Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Procurement in Southern Africa for various categories of supplies and services.
• Develop and implement appropriate sourcing strategies for various commodities to support corporate and business unit objectives. 
• Source and manage solutions in support of new production and new product development. 
• Negotiate and build supplier relationships, providing alternative solutions when needed. 
• Develop and maintain key industry market data to be used for strategic sourcing activities. 
• Develop strategies for assigned commodities to include spend analysis, market and geographic considerations, and strategic importance. 
• Help manage the strategic sourcing process, contract negotiation, contract administration, sourcing systems, supplier quality, sourcing operations, planning, administration and analysis. 
• Execute online sourcing initiatives across the procurement organization in an effort to maximize value by reducing the overall costs and improving the quality of goods and services that are purchased. 
• Identify, analyze, and support sourcing opportunities and the RFI/RFP processes for a variety of materials, commodities, and services. 
• Assist with contract administration and activities related to the procurement of goods and services, including the management of supplier relationships. 
• Implement improvement processes and systems to reduce inventory, minimise costs and maximize working capital. 
• Establish Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) practices and reinforce regular benchmarking, periodic RFP's, and supplier performance metrics reporting.

Specific Authorities

• Must have strong negotiating skills with ability to create and maintain supplier relationships while working in a team environment. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills for a demanding and customer focused working environment. 
• Possess excellent personal organization and business administration skills in accordance with modern best practice methods. 
• Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality. 
• Possess the willingness to learn improve and adapt. 

Key Relationships

• Procurement
• Logistics
• Finance
• Business Controllers
• Key business stakeholders
• Regional Procurement Leaders 
• Global procurement 

Qualifications

• Matric
• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Supply Chain or Business related