Jobs at Santam Insurance

This role will support the Motor Procurement Manager in executing procurement strategies for Claims Procurement within the Santam Group. The successful candidate will manage specific motor commodities to ensure Santam Claims Services achieves its objective of “Delivering peace of Mind” to our valued customers.

What will make you successful in this role?

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THE ROLE?

• Classification of spend and detailed analysis of spend.
• Development of procurement business cases.
• Initiate procurement initiatives and development of approved category plans.
• Sourcing and contracting management of commodities within the category procurement portfolio.
• Management of costs and achieve savings against the budget.
• Drive strategic sourcing initiatives and show acumen towards driving new initiatives.
• Manage supplier relationships; manage contracted database and new contracts. Ensure necessary compliance processes are adhered to.
• Manage and maintain various reporting platforms and validate system integrity and data quality.
• Internal stakeholder management between procurement, operations/business and clients.
• Attend and provide support in required Cross Functional Sourcing Team meetings.
• Support the relevant procurement managers in ad hoc duties.
• This will result in the following outcomes:
• Cost savings
• Providing Client Delight in terms of optimal supply of service;
• Providing “Best Practice” procurement processes to increase efficiency; and
• Supporting and upholding a team culture of
• Engagement.

Qualifications And Experience

BComm (preferable) or equivalent being a Procurement Qualification with other relevant qualifications

• Admitted Attorney with LLB or any recognised legal degree is desirable
• Member of Charted Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) with level 4/5 or equivalent CIPS training.
• Experience in sourcing, contracting and supplier management across multiple spend categories.
• Minimum of 5-7 years practical experience in procurement and/or supply chain environment

(Preferable) in a short term insurance or related.

Knowledge And Skills

• Excellent ability to interact and work cross functionally within organization
• Strong planning and organizing skills
• Strong supplier / market analysis skills
• Problem solving skills
• Project management skills
• Contract management and administration skills
• Ability to perform under pressure and deadlines
• Presentation skills and excellent communication skills

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We are looking for highly professional individuals, with a specific focus on the personal and commercial lines businesses. The successful candidate will be accountable for actuarial functions which will contribute to the profitable development and financial results of the Group. Working closely with the senior management team across Product, Pricing, Underwriting and Claims Services you’ll contribute to the development and execution of the broader strategy.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Develop effective pricing and risk management strategies to balance profitability and growth
• Benefit tracking and performance monitoring of financial, underwriting and distribution indicators
• Create and maintain business reports to direct thought processes that drives action
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the internal data assets to support pricing and other modelling initiatives
• Continuous process improvement and strategy evaluation
• Participate in strategic projects where actuarial input is required
• Support current underwriting segmentations models
• Interacting with distribution (sales) and claims with the objective of constantly incorporating market trends into the product solution value chain
• Supporting the development of product solutions for various market segments and channels
• Ad-hoc analysis - statistical investigations as required from time to time by the business

Qualification And Experience

• Degree in either Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Data Science or Computer Science.
• Non-actuarial candidates with required skills and competencies will also be considered.
• One to two years working experience, preferably in general insurance.
• Advanced computer literacy skills in one or more of the following: SAS, SQL, R, Python, Emblem etc.
• Strong modelling skills including experience in performing statistical investigations and building pricing / predictive models
• Strong data management skills

Knowledge And Skills

• Logical and analytical ability
• Self-starter
• Problem solver and finisher
• Good report writing
• Presentation skills

Competencies

• Delivering results and meeting customer expectation
• Logical and analytical ability
• Self-starter, problem solver and finisher
• Good report writing and presentation skills
• Achieving personal work goals and objectives
• Attention to detail
• Planning and organising skills
• Collaborates
• Client focus
• Drives results
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Cultivates Innovation

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This exciting opportunity is available at Risk Services, which requires the successful individual who has the necessary skills and competencies to execute on the administration of the risk surveying function. The Survey Administrator is tasked with managing the end-to-end administration function of the risk surveying team and delivering on critical reporting requirements as well as daily functional support.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Managing the incoming work pools
• Allocation of Surveys
• Full understanding of the National Survey Policy
• Understanding and execution of the end-to-end survey function
• Dealing with queries from internal and external stakeholders
• Compiling reports for the survey team as well as governance functions
• Assist with the reporting of the budget deviations through the Head Surveyors
• Adhoc support to the Head Surveyor as well their teams in the region
• Managing Travel and Accommodation Bookings

Qualification And Experience

• 2 Years insurance related experience
• Matric (essential)
• Effective MS Office usability (Specifically Excel)
• Technology awareness and capability

Knowledge And Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Analytical ability and solution orientated
• Good written and verbal competence
• Good persuasive and influencing skills
• Ability to achieve targets independently
• Positive contribution to team goals and success
• Short term insurance industry knowledge

Competencies

• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Relating and networking
• Analysing
• Applying expertise & technology
• Achieving personal work goals and objectives