Senior Manager: Procurement Enablement at Omnia (Pty) LTD

Qualifications

• University Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (Engineering, Procurement, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management or similar)
• Masters Business Administartion is  advantageous
• MCIPS (Chartered institute of Procurement and Supply), PMP (Project Management Professional) or SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional) desirable
• Knowledge of procurement policies, processes, and procedures
• An understanding of the Banking or ICT industry would be advantageous

Experience

• Knowledge or experience on how spend behaves or indirect procurement spend knowledge 
• Experience with supplier on-boarding in a P2P environment 
• Large Corporate with Procurement Leadership (at least + 8 -10years) with demonstrated experience working with Board/ exco/senior management, in the relevant sector/ industry as per relevant role
• 10 years people leadership experience in a Corporate Finance or Procurement environment.
• Project Management experience
• Experience in leading large organisational projects and demonstrated ownership of change management
• Experience with Advanced Analytics
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload, including co-ordinating with procurement teams and stakeholders and ensuring that statutory and other deadlines are met
• Understanding of and ability to manage using agile, customer-focused project management techniques
• Work as part of a team and independently to deliver a common goal or objective
• Ability to deal with difficult situations and make decisions on the best course of action
• Excellent technology skills including ERP, Automation and Cognitive Tools, Reporting Tools, etc
• Self-starter/ initiative/creativity/innovation, goal oriented
• Operational Risk Management
• Performance Management & Evaluation Methods
• Change & Cost Management
• Assertive, decisive, with sound prioritisation ability
• Curious and eager to learn beyond own areas of responsibility
• Able to coach less experienced procurement team members and stakeholders to improve their learning and raise their capabilities, as relevant

Duties

Benefits Realisation:

• Ensure sustainable savings by identifying opportunities and delivering benefits against all targets through effective cost reduction, cost avoidance and revenue generation opportunities
• Introduce Value Add and Value Engineering (VAVE) initiatives that will contribute to savings and maximize value
• Report on performance against targets for benefits realization by extraction of data through MI

Procurement business plan and business analysis

• Perform buying channel analysis, supplier consolidation and segmentation planning 
• Manage project plans, establish project governance and related materials 
• Provide status reports to internal and external stakeholders 
• Lead supplier analysis efforts including establishing wave plans and ramp-up plans 
• Provide client guidance on supplier communication planning 
• Analyse current trends in the procurement environment
• Develop the procurement business plan and set realistic targets to ensure the achievement of strategic objectives
• Establish demand requirement to effectively plan and manage sourcing demand
• Identify areas where value can be added / exploited further, areas where value is being destroyed and areas where value is latent, and act accordingly
• Consider future consequences of actions on the viability of the business
• Discuss the current environment and how this will impact the business both now and, in the future business requirements and business continuity

Contract Management:

• Delivery of effective contract management will include
• Transactional Integrity: Ensure transactional integrity is adhered to for each relevant step in the P2P process and all transactions are in line with company compliance and policies by reviewing the monthly reporting and working with the appropriate business units

Stakeholder Management:

• To support the organisation in achieving its strategic objectives by interpreting and influencing both the external and internal environments and by creating positive relationships with stakeholders through the appropriate management of their expectations and agreed objectives.
• Positioning stakeholders according to the level of influence, impact, or enhancement they may provide to the business or it's projects.
• Recognize and acknowledge stakeholder's needs, concerns, wants, authority, common relationships, interfaces and align this information with the overall delivery strategy
• Ensure communication standards are transparent, honest, and open with stakeholders,Governance and Compliance
• Ensure that all governance and compliance related requirements are adhered to from company and statutory perspectives as requested and reported by the Compliance team throughout the year
• Ensure that all targets against governance and compliance are met and maintained by reviewing the monthly reporting and working with the allocated business units. Complete all training requirements in order to understand requirements against governance and compliance

Job Competencies

You will engage with the following stakeholders:

• Business owners
• Project teams, Internal and external consultants
• Human Capital
• Procurement, Finance operations; and
• Legal, risk and compliance
• Customers and Suppliers
• Shareholders
• Executive and Non-executive directors