Strategic Sourcing Consultant: Operations

Job title: Strategic Sourcing Consultant: Operations

Location: Head Office, Pretoria

Division: Procurement Division

Department: Financial Services Department

Durations: 12 Months FTC (There is a possibility of contract renewal, as the project being supported is a multi-year initiative. However, any renewal will be subject to budget availability and performance of the candidate.)

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to secure sources of supply and to manage the complex sourcing of operations-related goods and services, including legal, financial advisory, training and other types of consultancy services.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

· Define own work plan and deliverables, with guidance from the Category Lead.

· Source operations-related goods and services in adherence to the Procurement Policy and relevant legislation, including the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003.

· Source operations-related goods and services, including but not limited to, market research, the preparation of requests for tender/proposal/quotation/information, the evaluation of bids, commercial negotiations, recommendations for supplier awarding, as well as the preparation and presentation of submissions to relevant committees.

· Manage the entire value chain of requisitioning, including the contracting cycle.

· Collate and analyse spend data for the execution of operations category management initiatives and the provision of management information.

· Keep abreast of developments in procurement to ensure the SARB applies best practices.

· Keep abreast of technological advancements and their effect on the costs of the goods and services to be procured.

· Perform spend analyses and formulate category strategies that will lead to benefits (cost reduction or cost avoidance) without causing supply risks.

· Ensure that the contracts with suppliers are commercially sound.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

· a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in commerce or supply chain management, or an equivalent qualification; and

· a minimum of five to eight years’ experience in a procurement or supply chain management environment, of which two to three of those years are related to strategic/complex sourcing.

Additional requirements are as follows:

· industry, organisational and business awareness;

· quality assurance;

· continuous improvement;

· continued learning and/or professional development;

· strategic sourcing;

· procurement markets;

· strategic sourcing;

· category management;

· tendering;

· contract management;

· procurement reporting process and metrics

· effective communication skills;

· impact and influence;

· flexibility;

· a drive for results;

· teamwork skills;

· a service and stakeholder focus;

· judgment and decision-making skills;

· analytical and problem-solving skills;

· resilience; and

· the ability to manage complexity and ambiguity.

Pay: R780 000,00 - R1 000 000,00 per year

Work Location: In person