Sourcing Professional South Africa - P3 at Sandvik

• Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions is now looking for a collaborative Sourcing Professional to join our Strategic Supply Chain Development team. We welcome you to an expansive environment where you get the opportunity to meet people from all parts of the world! 

Key Accountabilities:

Your mission:

In this position, you work with our Strategic Supply Chain Development team EMEA, where you’re responsible for our supplier categories in our screening business in Johannesburg, South Africa. You also collaborate with our other Sourcing functions within Screening Solutions in Europe.

In more detail, your mission includes being an instrumental part of Sandvik’s overall business performance by identifying business needs and ensuring supplier contribution. You identify, lead, and manage sourcing projects as well as ensure supplier compliance by negotiating and signing contracts. You continuously establish solid relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers to ensure cross-functional alignments. You monitor and follow-up work on supplier related KPI’s as well as lead and manage category teams across different functions. You will also be a vital part in evaluating and determine our future supplier and manufacturing footprint. 

• You will be based at our manufacturing site in Johannesburg, South Africa, and expected travel of 30 days to our suppliers and internal stakeholders occurs. 

Qualifications 

•   Minimum: A 3-year Engineering degree or equivalent qualification. 

Skills & Experience 

• 5+ years' experience in a sourcing role or similar position
• Previous involvement within the mining industry like ours as well as experience in sourcing or procurement
• roles within steel is advantageous.
• Capabilities to read and understand drawings
• Solid skills in the MS Office Suite as well as fluency in written and verbal drawings
• Excellent interpersonal skills and know how to connect, collaborate and also negotiate with internal and external parties.
• Ability to balance an analytical as well as a problem-solving mindset together with a communicative and supportive approach to business related topics