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Senior Advisor Procurement
Job summary
A leading energy supplier in South Africa is seeking a professional to provide specialized procurement services. The ideal candidate will manage procurement processes, ensure compliance, and develop staff in sourcing skills. A degree in Procurement, Law, or Commerce is required along with at least five years of relevant experience. This role offers a dynamic work environment in Sandton.
Qualifications
- 5 years experience in a sourcing/procurement or technical environment.
- Ability to work and interact effectively at senior levels.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized procurement services.
- Manage operational procurement processes, policies, and procedures.
- Ensure compliance and manage risk.
- Optimise co-operation between functions for customer service excellence.
- Train and mentor staff in sourcing and procurement.
Skills
Education
Tools
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Sunninghill
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
To provide specialized procurement services for the execution of sourcing and procurement strategy, policies, standards and processes in order to source and procure goods and services in terms of the assigned portfolio (commodities and/or capital infrastructure) in terms of the most effective and efficient Position/Task Grade: G15 X 2 Department: Fuel Sourcing Business Unit: Primary Energy
- Implements innovative, mutually beneficial solutions based on understanding customers’ needs and expectations.
- Applies expertise to ensure that operational procurement best practice is implemented within area of influence.
- Implements and manages efficient operational procurement processes, policies, and procedures.
- Implements and monitors operational compliance and risk management.
- Manages integrated portfolio process from end to end.
- Optimises co-operation between functions to enable customer service excellence.
- Training, coaching and mentoring of staff to ensure that sourcing and procurement skills are continuously being developed at operational level
Skills and Competencies Required:
Leadership
Behavioral
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Trustworthiness
Knowledge
- SAP materials management module
- Spend analysis
- Strategic commodity/projects sourcing knowledge.
- Procure to pay process
- Financial Analysis
- Legal
- Industry and market analysis
- Commodity and supplier profiling (Commodity management)
- Sourcing/ procurement strategy formulation & implementation
- Negotiation strategy development & implementation
- Supplier relationship management
- Contract management
- Demand forecasting and planning
- Project management
- Knowledge of NEC Family Contracts
- Knowledge of FIDIC contract
Skill
- SAP materials management module
- Spend analysis
- Strategic commodity/projects sourcing knowledge.
- Procure to pay process
- Financial Analysis
- Legal
- Industry and market analysis
- Commodity and supplier profiling (Commodity management)
- Sourcing/ procurement strategy formulation & implementation
- Negotiation strategy development & implementation
- Supplier relationship management
- Contract management
- Demand forecasting and planning
- Project management
- Knowledge of NEC Family Contracts
- Knowledge of FIDIC contract
Attributes
- Computer literacy
- Computer literacy
- Total Cost of ownership analysis
- Financial analysis
- Strategic thinking & decision making
- Strong negotiation
- Relationship management
- Strong Analytical
- Strong Communication
- Ability to work and interact effectively at senior levels
Qualification(s):
B Degree/B Tech in Procurement/Law/Commerce at NQF7 with 360
Related Minimum Experience
5 (Five) Years experience in a sourcing / procurement or technical environment
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