Sourcing Specialist-016-005 at PPECB

Job Description

• 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.   
• Extensive experience in Procurement or Supply Chain Management - supply chain management and/or procurement experience in a decentralized, multi-structured organisation 5 years
• Developing strategies to attain or exceed cost saving targets  3 years
• Working in a complexed environment 3 years
• Working in a Commercial environment, with an interest in business and an understanding of how an organisation works and manages resources. 3 years
• Working with multiple projects/bids and stakeholders  3 years
• Forecast and demand management for services and products  3 years
• Conduct research to source the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality   3 years
• Run tenders, evaluate bids and make recommendations, based on commercial and technical factors  3 years
• Negotiate and agree contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided 3 years
• Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers internal teams, IT and customers  3 years
• Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers  3 years
• Undertake value for money reviews of existing contracts and arrangements 3 years
• Give presentations about market analysis of products and services needed.  3 years
• Analyses of data and produce reports and statistics on spending and saving  3 years
• Keep up to date with trends and innovations, regulation and new technology that can impact on the business 3 years
• Procurement experience in the Public Sector   3 years

Knowledge

• Procurement policies and procedures   
• Project Management 
• Knowledge of E- procurement tools 
• Expert knowledge of procurement/sourcing function which includes public tendering 
• Knowledge of the PFMA and all other relevant statues i.e., PPPFA, Supply Chain regulations 

Technical Skills/ Functional Skills Essential Desirable

• Be familiar with a variety of the supply chain management concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Financial skills i.e. being acutely aware of procurement costs and departmental budgets.
• Analytical skills which include evaluating suppliers according to various factors, including price, quality, delivery and service.
• Negotiating skills, having the ability to acquire the best prices from suppliers.
• Procurement management tools and solutions on the market (e-procurement, e-sourcing etc.)
• Business acumen
• Project management skills
• Report writing skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Virtual communication
• Planning, time management
• Presentation skills
• Decision - making
• Problem solving which is technical in nature
• Advanced computer skills