Sourcing Manager- M2 at Sandvik

The Role

• The purpose of the role is to provide robust and permanent service delivery to the Divisions and Sales Area to ensure effective, efficient, compliant and sustainable management of the Sourcing and Supply Chain function in Southern Africa or, should the need arise, other parts of the globe where the Divisions operate.

Key Performance Areas:

Core Responsibilities and Focus Areas:

• Responsible for Sourcing for all Indirect Procurement Categories, Production Unit Requirements, Workshop Centre Requirements and Sales Area procurement support for Southern Africa
• Ensure that Indirect and Direct spend in the assigned Sourcing Region with external suppliers within scope of responsibility adds best possible value to Sandvik Mining business.
• Support delivery of Southern Africa Sales Area goals and objectives aligned to Sourcing KPIs

Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Manage the procurement of both indirect and direct components and services, ensuring alignment with Sandvik’s global and regional sourcing strategies
• Act as a key member of the Regional Sourcing team, collaborating with all Regional functions and divisional stakeholders to drive sourcing projects, business needs and opportunities.
• Participate as a decentralized Member of  Sandvik Mining’s Procurement Network
• Lead and Manage Regional Indirect Procurement Team (direct reports)

Sustainability & ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance)

• Develop and implement ESG strategies in sourcing, ensuring supplier compliance with Sandvik’s sustainability standards and local legislation (e.g., BBBEE, environmental and social responsibility)
• Lead supplier development and risk management processes, including regular audits and compliance checks (ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, SA 8000)

Sourcing Execution, Transformation & Localization

• Drive transformation initiatives, including Preferential Procurement and Enterprise & Supplier Development (ESD), to maximize BBBEE scorecard results and promote local supplier development.
• Ensure continuous improvement in sourcing is sustained to use the best available suppliers in the region and build multiple sources in alignment with Responsible Sourcing guidelines.
• Evaluation, qualification, selection, contracts and management of Regional suppliers in accordance with the Sandvik Supplier Code of Conduct
• Sourcing participation in engineering, new product development and localization projects in the region
• Efficient use of common sourcing BA processes and tools in developing Sourcing Capabilities
• Ensuring Sourcing organisation adheres to Sandvik policies and guidelines
• Reporting of sourcing Region KPI´s, activities and results
• Managing regional sourcing organisation should the need arise
• Ensure Sourcing Organisation has sufficient and competent sourcing resources where needed
• Resource allocations and priorisation of projects and actions when needed
• Develop Internal Sourcing Team technical skills by means of effective performance agreements, reviews & appraisals, develop succession plans and implementation of training and development plans.

Your Profile

• Completed relevant Bachelor’s Degree (minimum requirement)
• Postgraduate Qualification (advantageous)
• Solid experience (7-10 years) with management experience in global sourcing, supplier selection and supplier approval, as well as supply chain management at highest level (Global OEM exposure advantageous)
• Strong Experience in Global ERP (SAP S4/Hana), Supplier Relationship Management Tools (eg. Ariba); Business Intelligence and Reporting
• CIPS / SAPICS accreditation (advantageous)
• Solid experience in sustainable supplier management, supplier evaluation and supplier performance management (experience in ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and SA 8000)
• Experience and deep knowledge of sourcing/supply chain procedures and principles
• Knowledge of local legislation pertaining to BBBEE and deep understanding of Preferential Procurement
• Advanced Project Management skills
• High integrity
• Superior communication skills
• Fluent verbal and written language skills in English, other languages (for example Swedish, Finnish, Mandarin or Spanish, advantageous)