Procurement Specialist

As a Procurement Specialist/Analyst, you will be responsible for day-to-day tasks such as managing purchase orders, utilizing analytical skills to optimize procurement processes, negotiating contracts, and maintaining effective communication within the procurement team and with suppliers.Qualifications Required3-year Degree / Diploma (NQF level 6) preferably in Purchasing/Supply Chain/Information Management or Business Commerce.5 Years of transformational programme and project management experience, at least 2 years of which should have been in Procurement.Proven experience and success in the delivery of business process optimization initiatives in large corporatesMain Duties IncludeDrive continuous improvement and operational excellence to realize group economic efficiencies across the company as well as across the outsourced providers.Strong focus on delivery with the ability to lead cross functional teams, outsourced providers, as well as supporting the company and its subsidiaries.Must manage complex and dynamic environment which is always changing and evolving.Facilitate, drive and implement procurement best practices and standards.Develop & implement procurement KPI's and manage exceptions across the group.Facilitate procurement related training sessions across the outsourcing providers, subsidiaries, BU's.Compile plans, processes, work instructions, training material and how to guidelines to provide an enabling environment to drive continuous improvement.Establish measures and controls to ensure and track successful implementation of plans in alignment with the overall KPI framework. Track SLA's and implement amendments/additional measurements when needed.Manage risk through continuous review of the environment and mitigate risk.Project manage procurement related transformational projects/solutions/initiatives across the GroupTrack customer satisfaction and compliance and continuously address performance barriers and efficiency improvements.Strong people leadership, internal and external customer relationship builder key to deliver required transformation.Support Procurement audit reviews across the group and mitigate any audit findings. Identify risks and implement controls proactively.