Minimum Requirements:National Diploma in Supply Chain Management / CIPS Level 4B.Com in Supply Chain or CIPS Level 5 and above, a strong advantage.Min. 5 years experience in a similar role.Key Performance Areas:Report to the Procurement Manager:Procurement Management:Ensure integrity and transparency in supplier management and sourcing.Assist in the supervision of procurement administration employees.Participate in the vendor approval process on SharePoint.Assist in identifying procurement synergies and opportunities to become more efficient.Facilitate cross functional and cross plant communication forum to seek synergies and benchmarks.Implement continuous improvement activities with suppliers to achieve supply base management targets.Identify negotiation opportunities (cost benefits and terms and conditions).Research and benchmark procedures, processes, and practices.Actively identify cost savings/avoidance opportunities using spend analysis, cost categorisation, vendor categorisation, etc.Manage and control item master and create item codes with correct allocations to general ledger expenses.Control Milestones:Achieve agreed targets and work within agreed deadlines in line with Procurement objectives.Assist in the management of supplier contract amendments process.Create and maintain catalogues on the ERP system.BBBEE:Optimise BBBEE spend through the identification of ED and SD suppliers.Create an awareness internally for end-users to use BEE vendors.Provide support in reporting of BBBEE procurement spend.Assist in the co-ordination and collection of BBBEE evidence for company certification.Tenders:Compile tender documents and contracts.Submit request for tender documents to identified suppliers.Compile tender evaluation reports for presentation to tender committee with recommendations and supporting information.Evaluate tenders by co-ordinating input from all role players to facilitate adjudication process.Participate in tender adjudication process according to the company procedure.Analyse quotes and make recommendations.Conduct supplier evaluations to determine whether suppliers can fulfil requirements.Negotiate terms and conditions within agreed mandates price, quality, delivery conditions, payment terms, etc.).Key Material Trend Analysis:Maintain and update material standards where applicable.Supplier Evaluations:Assist the factory with the resolution of supplier problems (quality, supply, etc.).Review key supplier performance (audits and supplier visits) and compile supplier reports.Identify opportunities for improvements with suppliers.Maintain and develop suppliers to add value by, targeted value-added projects, substitution, aggregation of purchase value engineering.Chair supplier/end-user meetings to maintain strategic supplier relationships.Assist, implement, maintain and manage the design of the supplier audit matrix.Reporting:Report on procurement KPI's.Review open orders report and requisitions.Status report on contracts/catalogue progress.Monthly spend analysis.
