Team Lead Project Supply Chain Africa (m/f/d) at juwi Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd

Objectives
The role has the following key areas of focus for South African and regional projects in Africa;

• Lead the project supply chain team in South Africa
• Responsibilities for Procurement will lie in both the project and strategic purchasing activities.
• The position supports both sales as well as all operational activities before and during project execution.

Primary Responsibiliiies
Project purchasing:

• Delegate and coordinate the procurement tasks to the relevant team members
• Knowledge transfer (lessons learned, information exchange with other regions etc.)
• Ensure cost-quality optimized goods and services are purchased for our projects, on suitable terms for delivery, cost, payments and quality and to meet project milestones
• Seek, identify and engage appropriate suppliers for project-related goods and services
• Take part in project related Procurement Committees and governance related to same to align all key stakeholders (Engineering, Finance, SQM, Controlling, Sales etc.).
• Lead the negotiation of contract terms and pricing with both internal and external contacts, and assist with preparation of related agreements; monitoring compliance of delivery against contracts; enforcement of claims to suppliers in case of deviations e.g., penalties
• Manage enquiries, quotations and ordering process including tracking order fulfilment for each project
• Populate and maintain a project cost-reporting system covering all purchased goods and services projects (in conjunction with PM and Construction team).
• Support PM and Construction team in handling supplier variations, change orders etc.
• Ensure the business adheres to legislation and good practice in all purchasing activities
• Procure materials to comply with all JUWI EPC contractual spare part requirements
• Support the sharing of best practice between SA to other countries and JUWI HQ

Strategic purchasing:

• Support internal projects to further improve the efficiency
• Definition of the global procurement strategy esp. Develop the procurement strategy for South Africa respecting the country specific requirements and based on the global Procurement Strategy by coordinating and agreeing the strategy with the Head of Project Supply Chain EMEA, Operations Director: EMEA & APAC and SA MD
• Develop Key Procurement processes for JUWI Renewable Energies South Africa based on JUWI global and regional (EMEA) processes to align with the continual improvement strategy of Corporate Quality Management, as part of the ISO applicable requirements for JUWI Renewable Energies South Africa.
• Coordinate the purchasing experts assigned to the Team and delegate tasks related to the respective expert role in alignment with the Head of Competence Centre (Wind/PV/Hybrid).
• Support and fill in all price information / offers into defined regional (EMEA/APAC) or global JUWI cost database to enable continuous improvement and understanding of cost incl. historical development.
• For components / services where no regional or global JUWI database is existing, build up cost database for SA and regional projects to allow continuous improvement and understanding of costs.
• Clarification of market conditions relating to inter alia local content, imports, exports, credit limits, credit protection framework. For JUWI global suppliers, share such information with Project Supply Chain.
• Compile a list of product specification using the input from other departments
• Forecast and track capacities for Tier I & II suppliers esp. for South Africa, as well as for Lead Buyer/Expert functions that are assigned to the team.
• Carry out and support supplier qualification based on the existing processes for the African market, and as related Expert Role responsibilities.
• Support and carry out the supplier performance evaluation processes. As far as processes for specific supplies / services are not existing, develop and carry out such processes similar to the existing processes.
• Monitor market for pricing trends, changes, new entrants etc. and share information within Project Supply Chain. Carry out regular Expert Report based on current templates for the Expert functions that are assigned to the team.
• Creating and maintaining of standard- or frame-contracts for the South African market and for Expert functions that are assigned to the team in coordination with other departments (Engineering, Legal...) and in compliance with procurement guidelines, to ensure JUWI’s competitive edge in various markets.

Your Profile
Qualifications And Experience

• A degree in Supply Chain Management / Procurement / Management
• Minimum of 8 years work experience, in purchasing or related fields preferably in the renewable energies sector
• Strong leadership skills
• Experience of working in teams and matrix organizations
• Result and detailed-orientated approach
• Capable of independent decision-making
• Strong communication skills

Desirable Attributes

• Open-minded and flexible
• Possess a strong drive and have sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong team spirit
• Ability to work independently
• Willing to travel locally and internationally