Commodity Strategic Purchaser

at  Saab Inc

The individual will ensure that the Operational Purchasing Function conforms to relevant processes and procedures within the Business Process in the Global Management System (GMS). Support Operational improvement initiatives and compliment the Supply Chain function within the SGD Organization.

Your role

• Purchasing of direct items
• Assess and evaluate purchasing requirement to determine scheduling, purchasing volumes, Bucketing of deliveries, and preferred suppliers.
• Evaluate proposals and select best sourcing channel based on adherence to quality and specification requirements, as well as lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Place Purchase Orders, secure order confirmations, and monitor delivery status
• Expediting of orders to ensure timeous delivery
• Overseeing shipping and receiving of material
• Manage and resolve Supplier, Financial, Warehousing, Production, and customer-related queries
• Manage and resolve discrepancies on goods, quantities and documentation.
• Provide timeous, correct and complete information and reporting to relevant stakeholders, external and Internal.
• Agree and set performance goals, strive to meet and exceed.
• Ensure adherence to all Strategic/ Procurement processes and procedures within GMS/BMS
• Actively strive towards cost savings, quality improvement, and perfect order fulfillment
• Purchase contracted material and services according to defined stock/service levels or delivery schedule.
• Purchase non-contracted material and services of low complexity and limited value.
• Handle all operational purchasing activities and supplier contacts related to purchase orders such as purchasing requests, RFQ’s, purchase orders, delivery monitoring, returns, claims, invoices etc.
• Monitor and follow up that suppliers meet their commitments in accordance with purchase orders and agreed terms and conditions.
• Ensure that required end-user undertaking are provided to suppliers.
• Keep ERP-system updated with suppliers and purchasing data.
• Maintain good relationships with suppliers.
• Monitor and follow-up supplier performance.
• Assist in supplier development and other improvement efforts and analyses.
• Keep updated on technical, commercial and other aspects of assigned product area
• Strategic sourcing of equipment and services
• Business/Procurement strategy execution
• Research improvements, cost savings and new sourcing avenues
• Participate as strategic procurement representative in product development/design and/or other projects/processes in order to ensure that procurement and supplier aspects are carefully considered.
• To participate as procurement representative in product development and other projects/processes in order to secure that procurement and supplier aspects are carefully considered in areas such as requirements definition, make by decisions and to develop procurement strategies.
• Be the prime commercial contact towards the suppliers within assigned product area/project.
• To monitor and develop supplier performance in line with established goals and requirements
• To monitor and manage supplier risks
• Actively monitor the supplier market and evaluate new potential suppliers and the competitiveness of the existing suppliers.
• Supplier relationship management
• Monitor and manage supplier risks including business continuity planning ensuring that risks and liability exposure are minimized.
• Develop WIN-WIN relationships with suppliers
• Supplier performance Management
• Reporting to stakeholder meetings
• Report status, achievements, delays, errors, issues, threats and opportunities, in the prescribed reporting format and forums.

Your profile

Required knowledge:

• Knowledge about procurement, purchasing and project management processes
• Supplier relationship collaboration/management, inventory management, develop and compliance
• Good knowledge about supplier markets, suppliers, products, customer requirements, business intelligence, Saab operations in general and the own Business area/unit operation in detail.
• Knowledge about strategic procurement, purchasing and project management.
• Knowledge about quality – and – environmental systems and requirements.
• Very good command of English, verbally and in writing.
• Good knowledge about the own products and suppliers.
• Good general knowledge of computer systems and knowledge about relevant modules of the ERP-system

Practical Experience

• Good knowledge about supplier markets, suppliers, products, customer requirements, business intelligence in general and the own Business area/ unit operation in detail.
• Good communication skills and ability to handle contacts by phone, letter, e-mail etc.

Person Specification:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Professionalism and strong work ethic
• Oral and written communications skills
• High capacity to acquire, apply and share knowledge.
• Management ability, aptitude for building networks and very good cooperation and communication skills.

Competencies:

• Basic purchasing and logistic education
• Working knowledge of Commercial Law, International Commercial Law, Export and Import Control regulations, Incoterms© and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Demonstrated competency in MS – Office Applications, ERP and MRP systems

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Logistic

What you will be a part of
SGD has reinforced its position as a leading South African defence and security company, bringing capabilities including electronic warfare systems, sensor technology, training systems, avionics, security and support solutions to the African and international markets. These capabilities are supplied and supported over the air, land, sea and civil security domains.
With new and improved technological systems and solutions, SGD increases a country’s defence capabilities and provides innovative, effective products and services for those tasked to maintain security. The company also works with various stakeholders in gathering data and providing insight into how security threats evolve, and what the best market-customised solutions are.
If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal – to help protect people.
SGD will give preference to South African citizens and we also welcome applications from individuals with culturally diverse backgrounds
Please consider your application as unsuccessful if you have not received feedback from us within 30 days after the closing date

• Purchasing of direct items
• Assess and evaluate purchasing requirement to determine scheduling, purchasing volumes, Bucketing of deliveries, and preferred suppliers.
• Evaluate proposals and select best sourcing channel based on adherence to quality and specification requirements, as well as lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Place Purchase Orders, secure order confirmations, and monitor delivery status
• Expediting of orders to ensure timeous delivery
• Overseeing shipping and receiving of material
• Manage and resolve Supplier, Financial, Warehousing, Production, and customer-related queries
• Manage and resolve discrepancies on goods, quantities and documentation.
• Provide timeous, correct and complete information and reporting to relevant stakeholders, external and Internal.
• Agree and set performance goals, strive to meet and exceed.
• Ensure adherence to all Strategic/ Procurement processes and procedures within GMS/BMS
• Actively strive towards cost savings, quality improvement, and perfect order fulfillment
• Purchase contracted material and services according to defined stock/service levels or delivery schedule.
• Purchase non-contracted material and services of low complexity and limited value.
• Handle all operational purchasing activities and supplier contacts related to purchase orders such as purchasing requests, RFQ’s, purchase orders, delivery monitoring, returns, claims, invoices etc.
• Monitor and follow up that suppliers meet their commitments in accordance with purchase orders and agreed terms and conditions.
• Ensure that required end-user undertaking are provided to suppliers.
• Keep ERP-system updated with suppliers and purchasing data.
• Maintain good relationships with suppliers.
• Monitor and follow-up supplier performance.
• Assist in supplier development and other improvement efforts and analyses.
• Keep updated on technical, commercial and other aspects of assigned product area
• Strategic sourcing of equipment and services
• Business/Procurement strategy execution
• Research improvements, cost savings and new sourcing avenues
• Participate as strategic procurement representative in product development/design and/or other projects/processes in order to ensure that procurement and supplier aspects are carefully considered.
• To participate as procurement representative in product development and other projects/processes in order to secure that procurement and supplier aspects are carefully considered in areas such as requirements definition, make by decisions and to develop procurement strategies.
• Be the prime commercial contact towards the suppliers within assigned product area/project.
• To monitor and develop supplier performance in line with established goals and requirements
• To monitor and manage supplier risks
• Actively monitor the supplier market and evaluate new potential suppliers and the competitiveness of the existing suppliers.
• Supplier relationship management
• Monitor and manage supplier risks including business continuity planning ensuring that risks and liability exposure are minimized.
• Develop WIN-WIN relationships with suppliers
• Supplier performance Management
• Reporting to stakeholder meetings
• Report status, achievements, delays, errors, issues, threats and opportunities, in the prescribed reporting format and forums