Sourcing Specialist - Water Treatment Equipment and Instrumentation at Prostaff Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Minimum requirements for the role:

• An Engineering qualification in Instrumentation or Electronics will be advantageous.
• A diploma in Supply Chain/ Business or related field is preferred.
• CIPS/APICS related qualification is preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years solid experience in Procurement and Supplier Relationship Management with at least 5 years working with International Sourcing processes is essential.
• Previous experience in Metrology or Instrumentation sourcing is required.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Developing and Maintaining an approved suppliers List for each category and ensuring dual/multiple supplier sourcing with sourcing rules.
• Identifying risks in a supply chain and managing programs to mitigate such risks.
• Identifying and on-boarding suppliers as per Procurement Policy.
• Coordinating closely with internal stakeholders to execute Purchase orders to vendors and follow up on delivery schedules, with a constructive order management approach.
• Ensuring proper maintenance of master data in ERP.
• Analysing inventory reports and being responsible for monitoring the inventory replenishment process.
• Ensuring that all purchasing activities are compliant with the Procurement procedures and policies.
• Analysing spending on suppliers and identify opportunities for productivity savings to maintain ideas funnel on a continuous basis. 
• Proactively investigating continuous improvement on procurement processes.
• Planning and executing logistics (Road, Ocean and Air)
• Conducting and tracking key supplier performance, maintaining long-lasting relationships and partnerships with existing suppliers.
• Executing and driving supplier sustainability projects and reports to support responsible sourcing.
• Defining and executing sourcing plans in accordance with strategic sourcing methodology in launching RFQ and RFP process for direct and indirect procurement.
• Negotiating price, quantity, Payment terms , Warranties, and delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Working with legal counsel to ensure that all contracts relating to product procurement contain all details of the negotiation.
• Assessing quotes and compiling a detailed assessment of cost breakdowns generating quote comparisons and contributing to internal supplier selection based on the quotes.