Santam Sourcing Specialist Jobs in South Africa

Santam Sourcing Specialist Jobs in South Africa

What will you do?

This career opportunity is available at Santam for the Group Sourcing: Procurement department, the role is based in Bellville, Cape Town.

This role will primarily support the Property: Building and Plumbing Procurement Manager in executing procurement strategies across the Sanlam Group. This role will form part of the Claims Procurement team.

What will make you successful in this role?

Classification of spend and detailed analysis of spend.

Development of procurement business cases.

Initiate procurement initiatives and development of approved category plans.

Sourcing and contracting management of commodities within the procurement portfolio.

Management of costs and achieve savings against the budget.

Drive strategic sourcing initiatives and show acumen towards driving new initiatives.

Manage supplier relationships; manage contracted database and new contracts. Ensure necessary compliance processes are adhered to.

Manage and maintain various reporting platforms and validate system integrity and data quality.

Internal stakeholder management between procurement, operations/business and clients.

Attend and provide support in required Cross Functional Sourcing Team meetings.

Support the relevant procurement managers in ad hoc duties.

This will result in the following outcomes:
Cost savings

Providing Client Delight in terms of optimal supply of service;

Providing “Best Practice” procurement processes to increase efficiency; and

Supporting and upholding a team culture of
Engagement.

Qualification and Experience

Member of Charted Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)

with level 4/5 or equivalent CIPS training would be beneficial

BComm (preferable) or equivalent being a Procurement Qualification with other relevant qualifications.

Experience in sourcing, contracting and supplier management across multiple spend categories.

Minimum of 3-5 years practical experience in procurement and/or supply chain environment (Preferable) in a short-term insurance or related.

Knowledge and Skills

Excellent ability to interact and work cross functionally within organization

Strong planning and organizing skills

Strong supplier / market analysis skills

Problem solving skills

Project management skills

Contract management and administration skills

Ability to perform under pressure and deadlines

Presentation skills and excellent communication skills

Core Competencies

Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently

Customer focus - Contributing independently

Drives results - Contributing independently

Collaborates - Contributing independently

Being resilient - Contributing independently

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Santam Sourcing Specialist Jobs in South Africa

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