Sourcing Specialist-016-001 at PPECB

Job Description
High level job objectives

• To manage the Procurement Process, provide guidance to all stakeholders and manage procurement risks.  
• To identify and introduce cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities in the business when solutions are searched in the market and acquire the best prices from suppliers through negotiations and price benchmarking. 
• To enable the use technology to simplify, automate, integrate, and measure all procurement processes in the business.  
• To demonstrate and ensure the professional values, ethical behaviour, and legal compliance essential to a sustainable business model.  
• To measure the performance, take corrective action of suppliers and report accordingly.  
• To ensure proper implementation of the Preferential Procurement Policy, Enterprise Supplier Development strategy and initiatives to drive transformation objectives.  

Requirements

Qualifications

(Essential)

• Minimum of a 3-year tertiary qualification in Procurement / Commercial / Supply Chain Management or relevant  

(Desirable)

• Membership with CIPS or equivalent

Experience

(Essential) (Time Span: 5 Years)

• Extensive experience in Procurement or Supply Chain Management - supply chain management and/or procurement experience in a decentralized, multi-structured organisation

(Essential) (Time Span: 3 Years)

• Developing strategies to attain or exceed cost saving targets  
• Working in a complexed environment 
• Working in a Commercial environment, with an interest in business and an understanding of how an organisation works and manages resources. 
• Working with multiple projects/bids and stakeholders  
• Forecast and demand management for services and products  
• Conduct research to source the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality  
• Run tenders, evaluate bids and make recommendations, based on commercial and technical factors  
• Negotiate and agree contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided 
• Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers internal teams, IT and customers  
• Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers  
• Undertake value for money reviews of existing contracts and arrangements 
• Give presentations about market analysis of products and services needed.  
• Analyses of data and produce reports and statistics on spending and saving 
• Keep up to date with trends and innovations, regulation and new technology that can impact on the business

(Desirable)

• Procurement experience in the Public Sector  

Knowledge 
(Essential)

• Procurement policies and procedures  
• Project Management 
• Knowledge of E- procurement tools 
• Expert knowledge of procurement/sourcing function which includes public tendering

(Desirable)

• Knowledge of the PFMA and all other relevant statues i.e., PPPFA, Supply Chain regulations