Resource Management, Specialist Quantity Surveyor at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To lead and manage the end-to-end audit process for hired equipment within the RM: HE (Resource Management: Hired Equipment) department within the defined protocols. This requires verification from scope evaluation (JCE = job cost estimate) through to final payment claim (JCC = job cost completion) approvals, whilst ensuring all Suppliers adhere to the contractual Supply chain (SC) commercial requirements, and HE operational standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Conduct scoping and final payment claim auditing activities on all RM: HE contracted Suppliers’ job scopes and/or payment claims.
• Manage all daily work relating to RM: HE Suppliers scoping and payment claim packs during normal operations and Turnarounds.
• Track and report all scope and payment claims ensuring an effective database of records for RM: HE Hub.
• Ensure accurate verifications and savings, and/or cost avoidance results resulting in RM: HE UVP (unique value proposition).
• Plan and co-ordinate all engagements with stakeholders to ensure contractual alignments are realised and process requirements fulfilled.
• Onboard new Suppliers on the RM: HE required protocols and provide refresher coaching identified with existing Suppliers.
• Ensure 100% adherence to all legal requirements, Ethics and compliance requirements (including Confidentiality undertaking of contract/Supplier information).
• Verify all scoped claims involving the use of R1.00 service masters in line with contracted scope of work, and fair value in line with SC rules and governance.
• Manage additional administrative staff during peak periods (e.g. shutdowns), their functions and reporting abilities for an integrated and overall departmental objective.   
• Deliver analytical insight on rental equipment losses and legacy contract inefficiencies to enable best practices.
• Support reduction of overdue PO’s and overdue committed costs relating to hired equipment rentals.
• Review and provide inputs to sourcing plans, contract amendments, opportunities for leveraging rate schedule spend reduction etc.
• Investigate, implement and track ROAS improvement road-map programs (ARC’s) aimed at realising cost savings through proactive audit initiatives and/or Supplier engagement strategies.
• Executing audit’s, investigations related to Resource Management PtP matters.
• Ensure formal training compliance with focus on personal performance, improvement and skills development.
• Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with Sasol Values.

Formal Education

• Relevant Quantity Surveying Degree
• Lead Quality Auditor certification

Working Experience

• 10+ year’s relevant experience as Quantity Surveyor, or similar role with focus on cost management and contract administration in the Industrial Manufacturing sector
• Code EB driver’s licence
• Proficiency in SAP, with in-depth Procure to Pay processes (specific focus on Supplier JCE’s and JCC’s)