Purchasing Manager at Telkom

Core Description

Manage a purchasing portfolio of products and services on behalf of Telkom Group to ensure optimal cost benefits to the business through the various Purchasing channels, e.g RFQ/RFX, purchasing card and contract call off. Performing category wise spend analysis and identifying opportunities for cost saving and better-quality products/solutions. Does environmental scanning to evaluate potential suppliers/ buyers to ensure competitive purchasing and selling decisions. Ensure timely purchasing price decisions in coordination with customer and business requirements. Identify and improve on processes for the optimal turnaround of purchasing demands, prepare and enhance work instructions and assist with skills development and knowledge sharing sessions to both the customer base and the Procurement community

Competencies
Functional Knowledge

• Negotiation techniques; Business models; Project Management; Business Planning; Industry pricing; Forecasting techniques; Business acumen; Business Process Frame (eTOM); Value Identification; Content Management; Spend & Demand Analysis; Specification Analysis; Supply Market & Competitor Analysis; Value Chain & Total Cost Analysis; Procurement Applications & MDM; Procure to Pay; Sourcing Event Execution

Functional Skills

• Analytical; Negotiation; Problem Solving; Leadership; Integration; Communicating with Impact; Drive for Results; Team Working; Customer Management; Building Relationships; Project Management & Planning.

Attitudes/ Leadership Competencies

• Thought Leadership: Developing strategies/ Providing insights; Generating ideas; Exploring possibilities; Examining information; Adopting practical approaches
• Market Leadership: Developing expertise; Challenging ideas; Interacting with people; Understanding people; Seizing opportunities; Managing tasks
• Business Leadership: Pursuing goals; Taking action; Upholding standards; Managing tasks; Seizing opportunities
• People Leadership: Making decisions; Empowering individuals; Challenging ideas; Directing people; Convincing people; Interacting with people
• Personal Leadership: Embracing change; Thinking positively; Showing composure; Understanding people; Valuing individuals; Team working Values Aligned with Openserve Values

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the price negotiation strategy for Telkom’s tactical procurement.
• Guide business in terms of tactical procurement to ensure compliance to the Procurement/Sundry Policy and the Procurement Governance documents.
• Will be leading a cross functional team of people involved in vendor management, sourcing, pricing, and costing.
• Identifying, negotiating and developing a dedicated supply/ vendor base for achieving cost-effective purchase materials and reduction in delivery time and guide on the best way to place various types of PO’s to support cash flow planning and commitment liabilities.
• Work on improving the process in line with the brand requirements for better efficiency and quality control.
• Act as the single point of contact between internal departments/ suppliers/ vendors/ and ensure adherence to defined production schedule and quality standards and facilitate time delivery.
• Establish work instructions, training manuals, presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support internal and external audits and present knowledge sharing sessions.
• Performing category wise Spend Analysis and identifying opportunities for cost saving
• Analyzing Demand through analytics and understanding of business.
• Tracking and recording the actual costs and carry out gap analysis with action plans for improvement and conducting a comparative analysis on supplier prices
• Reviewing and evaluates the performance of the suppliers
• Carry out presentations, work with spreadsheets and run or participate in meetings
• Mapping of all processes.

Required Certification

• Six Sigma certification or Process engineering certification will be an advantage.

Qualifications

• Relevant 3-year degree/ diploma (at least NQF level 6)

Experience

• 5 Years relevant experience