Jobs at COFCO International

Job Description Summary

• The Trade Execution Coordinator - planning, capturing daily loads and communication to customers and internal role players.
• This role may require performing functions in addition to those associated with his/her own position.

Minimum qualifications and experience

• National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Minimum 2 to 5 years solid administrative experience, position,environment
• Knowledge of the grain industry, sunflowers and soybean

Role & Responsibility

• Capturing data into the system.
• Booking of trucks to load daily in the system.
• Communicate with different stakeholders
• Responsible for reconciliation of daily capturing versus the system.
• Ensure all loading information is capturing daily
• Contract Management
• Following up on trucks not off loaded

Skills, Knowledge and experience

• Proficient excel skills, good communication
• Systems savvy, and/or experience using ERP systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in administrative tasks – reporting.
• Customer service orientated
• Good interpersonal and organizing skills.
• Ability to prioritize effectively, with excellent time management skills.
• The ability to be proactive and work under pressure.
• Ability to handle conflict situations well and establish a plan/strategy that reduces future situations.
• Problem solving and driving actions plans
• Critical thinkers with emotional resilience to overcome obstacles.
• Self-confident and self-assured approach.
• Establish good and professional internal and external relationships.
• Resilience and Agility.
• Able to stay focused in a high intensity- and pace working environment.
• Communication: Listens well and shares ideas and solutions.
• Teamwork: Seeks involvement and input from other people.
• Initiative: Proactive drives processes and tasks to achieve results.
• Innovation: Comes up with resourceful ideas and solutions.
• Ownership & Accountability: Takes ownership of own decisions and actions – successes and mistakes.
• Accuracy and detailed orientation: Organized, methodical, good attention to detail.
• Customer focus: Strong external/internal customer orientation.

Competencies:

• Planning and organizing skills
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Coping with pressure and setbacks
• Adapting and responding to change
• Following Instructions and procedures
• Relating and networking

General

• Office based in Techno Park, Stellenbosch.
• Reports on Trade Execution Lead
• Market related base salary + provident and medical aid benefits.
• Work model - Monday to Friday with ad hoc flexibility working from home.
• Seasonal activities / harvest run from April to August.
• December is financial year end.

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• Support to strategic sourcing initiatives to deliver long term programs for material, equipment and services categories which support the business requirements in South Africa
• Responsible for leveraging negotiation skills to secure beneficial terms, employing data analytics for strategic decision-making, and ensuring the alignment of procurement activities with our company’s operation and financial objectives.

KEY OUTPUTS OF POSITION

• Support of CIL global procurement policy adherence in the Country.
• Implementation of procurement strategies, road maps and globalization initiatives for the regions, in relation to Global Procurement.
• Develop and execute local procurement strategies that align with the company’s goals and objectives, as well with the Global Procurement Strategy.
• Identify, evaluate and select suppliers and vendors that meet the company’s quality, cost and delivery standards.
• Lead complex negotiations with vendors, focusing on total cost of ownership (TCO), innovation, and flexibility to adapt.
• Negotiate contracts and prices with suppliers and vendors to achieve optimal terms and conditions.
• Monitor and manage supplier performance and compliance and resolve any issues or disputes.
• Ensure adherence to the company’s procurement policies and procedures, as well as local and international laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, Global Procurement Category leaders and stakeholders to understand and support their procurement needs and requirements:
• Analyze and report on regional procurement activities, trends, risks and opportunities, and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Manage and mentor a team of procurement promoting cooperation and providing procurement guidance to cross-functional project teams.
• Conduct internal and external benchmarking studies.
• Generate cost reduction initiatives to meet the corporate goals and identify best solutions to provide long-term value to the business.
• Consolidate and analyse global procurement spend data/ KPIs for the preparation of monthly global procurement reporting, using data analytic skills.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Grade 12,
• Bachelor’s degree, postgraduate/ master’s in engineering, business administration or purchasing
• At least 5 years of international procurement experience with demonstrated progress preferably in manufacturing/automotive organizations.
• Experience in strategic procurement and strategy definition.
• Preferably experienced in technical categories

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES: 

• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, coupled with a customer-oriented profile
• Experience in SAP/ERP Procurement solutions (S/4HANA MM, Ariba…);
• Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise and solve problems.
• Project Management skills are an asset
• Analysing
• Following instructions and procedures
• Commercial thinking
• Achieving Goals and Objectives
• Planning and Organising
• Coping with Pressure
• Working with people
• Adapting and responding to change´
• Relating and Networking