Main functions will include but is not limited to:
Accountable for procurement spend data analysis across the group:
- Making recommendations on group spend sourcing of commodity groupings.
- Preparing RFQ/RFP submissions.
- Regular verification of correctness of contract purchase pricing.
- Tracking and reporting of global commodity and freight price indices.
- Benchmarking of relevant commodity and freight prices.
Accountable for contract and purchase price management:
- Updating of purchase price data.
- Contract adherence.
Accountable for data interfacing with ancillary data systems:
- Netstock
- Pragma
- Supplier EDI’s
- Qliksense
- Pay t Procure (P2P)
Accountable for procurement process and system optimization:
- Developing procurement dashboard, KPI’s and visualization tools.
- Process optimization.
Accountable for engineering and consumable item master data management:
- Analysing master data and ensuring correct item grouping.
- Regular review of supply lead-times and ensuring updates in Netstock system.
- Item group rationalization.
Accountable for Supplier Master Data on ERP system:
- Supplier risk profiles and bank account Verification with verification agencies.
- Reviewing and inactivation of dormant suppliers on ERP system.
- Performing supplier master data Audit report.
- Coordinating credit application reviews between requesting sites, suppliers and legal review.
Accountable for maintaining and administering supplier data in B-BBEE database:
- Socio-Economic (SED) data.
- Preferential Procurement (PP) data.
- Supplier and Enterprise Development (ED) data.
- Coordinating relevant B-BBEE data during verification process.
Minimum qualifications and experience:
- BSC Degree in Data Analytics or Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
- More than 5 years’ experience in a data analytics or industrial engineering function.
Recommended skills, knowledge and qualities:
- Computer literate and high level of Microsoft Excel proficiency.
- Highly practical Microsoft Excel skills t apply within your own context t analyse, interpret and present data.
- High level of understanding of how data is captured, stored, and accessed, with a theoretical introduction t databases and SQL.
- Interpretation of outcomes.
- Ability t apply data analysis t business needs, including procurement, finance, sales and operations.
- Well-spoken and an excellent communicator with a high level of English communication proficiency.
- Data presentation and visualisation.
- Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem identification and solution abilities.
- Dynamic individual with an ability t work in a highly pressurised environment.
- Analytical thinker.
- Attention t detail.
- Ability t prioritize.
- Ability t work with highly confidential content.
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Main functions will include but is not limited to:
Accountable for on time and in full at the lowest cost delivery t the business by:
- Managing the buying process for a given set of goods in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
- Providing technical/commercial assistance t Buyers and Procurement Administrators t develop awareness of procurement processes and improve product knowledge.
- Balancing both tactical executions with strategic initiatives necessary t drive cost reduction projects.
- Actively participating in supplier performance reviews.
- Managing problems, scheduling changes and ensuring changes are reflected within the ERP system.
- Monitoring market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers.
- Researching and evaluating areas of opportunity and reducing costs where possible.
- Balancing both tactical executions with strategic initiatives necessary t drive cost reduction projects.
- Interfacing between supplier and entity with respect t specifications and budgets.
- Developing ideas and strategies t improve operational efficiency, adding value, aiding business performance and working towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
- Negotiating contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities t make business savings, utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
- Assessing, evaluating suppliers and undertaking performance reviews t ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities.
- Ensuring that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation t all supplier relationships.
- Assessing RFQ/RFP’s and quotations from potential suppliers.
- Preparing purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements.
- Undertaking research on and evaluating existing and new suppliers.
- Contacting suppliers t resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues.
Accountable for reporting by:
- Delivering briefs, updates and reports as and when required.
- Ensuring continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
- Developing creative and innovative procurement processes.
- Exploring alternate sources for goods and materials.
Accountable for compliance
- Ensuring compliance t company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
Accountable for people development by:
- Developing and maintaining a strong foundation of function skills and knowledge of relevant purchasing and sourcing concepts.
- Mentoring and coaching the team to enhance their career and professional development.
- Working collaboratively, negotiating and engaging with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities.
- Staying current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.
- Attending meetings and updating others on issues or concerns, in particular when there is a risk which could prevent the organisation meeting customer demands or where there are overcapacity concerns.
- Supporting product change requests and reviewing and communicate the impact on capacityplans.
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
Minimum qualifications and experience:
- Relevant business/commercial or manufacturing/engineering degree is preferred, B-Tec Higher Professional Degree, equivalent NVQ Level 4 qualifications or BCom Supply Chain.
- Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS).
- Minimum 5 to10 years’ experience in a senior procurement function.
- Proven purchasing experience, preferably within and procurement or manufacturing environment.
- Ability t add value, reduce costs and make business improvements.
- Contract management and supplier experience.
- Strong technical knowledge and understanding of engineering processes and components and supply chain management.
Recommended skills, knowledge and qualities:
- Computer literate and high level of Microsoft Excel proficiency.
- Well-spoken and an excellent communicator with a high level of English communication proficiency.
- Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Dynamic individual with an ability t work in a highly pressurised environment.
- Analytical thinker.
- Attention t detail.
- Ability t prioritize.
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