Sappi Senior Procurement Manager Services Jobs in South Africa
Sappi Senior Procurement Manager Services Jobs in South Africa
This role reports to the Chief Procurement Officer.
The main responsibilities of this role are:
Achieve stretch cost reduction/containment and value improvement targets to support the business plan, and to ensure effective and standard systems for managing the tendering, negotiation, contracting and Contractor performance activities.
Ensure strategic and centre-led commodities for the area of responsibility are procured at optimal cost, time, quality and quantity.
Develop & implement category strategies, ensuring supply security while reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Conclude and approve major framework agreements and contracts.
Set and review supplier performance against agreed KPIs.
Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Consider and enforce B-BBEE, local procurement, code of ethics and other relevant transformation-related legislation in procurement decisions.
Conduct global supply market analysis in order to identify potential supply sources. (N/A)
Submit value-add reports and/or dashboards for their own category to various internal stakeholders for collation and distribution.
Manage internal customer relations, drive remedial action and provide feedback where service levels fall short of SLAs.
Identify sustainable supplier development opportunities and assist the Transformation Manager with supplier development efforts.
Support the Transformation strategy by engendering value-added supplier diversity.
Ensure compliance with procurement policies and contracts.
Establishing category cost/price benchmarking frameworks involving detailed spend analysis, industry/supplier price deconstruction modelling and a deep understanding of relevant category supply chain and product cost drivers.
Optimizing/leveraging service sourcing synergies to achieve specific, sustainable cost reduction, containment and value improvement targets on an annual basis.
Leading and supporting Procurement teams in the development and rollout of strategic source plans for key categories of operational spending in order to secure a low-cost
supply base that supports the company’s operations with an uninterrupted supply of cost-effective forestry-related service inputs.
Supporting Procurement teams in negotiating and concluding competitive commercial/legal agreements to drive sustainable performance.
Achieving optimum commercial outcomes in the context of competing for political and socio-economic imperatives (local procurement, enterprise development, low-cost country sourcing).
Leading and coordinating efforts of Procurement/Strategic Sourcing and Operational Teams in ensuring innovation and compliance with respect to minimum safety standards, quality and product specifications.
Effectively managing stakeholder relationships involving strategic suppliers and internal parties.
Identifying and progressing continuous improvement and innovative approaches to sourcing and contracting, maintaining focus on cost and value whilst disseminating best practices.
The ideal candidate should have:
Minimum 3-year relevant B degree or equivalent (Financial, Procurement, Supply Chain or Marketing).
Postgraduate business/forestry qualification will be an added advantage.
Minimum of 5 - 8 years of experience within a similar environment.
Strong Leadership, Negotiation, Project Management & Supplier Management skills are required.
The incumbent will be required to travel and work flexible hours with the possibility of shifts as and when required.
For more information and application details see;Sappi Senior Procurement Manager Services Jobs in South Africa
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