Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• To lead and mentor a team of Procurement personnel across various disciplines and geographical areas.
• Apply a broad understanding of financial management principals and other quantitative information to ensure decisions are fiscally responsible and based on your procurement budget
• To lead vendor meetings, build and maintain supplier relationships.
• To implement a contract framework strategy with all key supply chain members.
• Drive and exceed procurement KPI’s
• Responsible for procurement to pay process from Sourcing to invoice clearance
• Develop procurement strategy for core commodities.
• Identify new supplier sources and recommend new sourcing strategies in assigned area.
• Purchase equipment, materials and/or services for assigned projects.
• Secure the quality and timely delivery of goods and/or services required for assigned projects.
• Develop and manage a Procurement Schedule Report (PSR).
• Negotiate vendor alliances, rebate agreements, master service agreements.
• Assist in the reallocation or disposal of excess materials.
• Assist in proposals support when required.
• Ensure that the Authority Matrix is followed stringently.
• Expected to work with only general supervision.
• Create internal and external reports
• Conduct complex bid process and do commercial evaluations.
• Co-ordinate the logistics of goods and/services required for assigned projects.
• Systematic control over purchasing, storing and consumption of materials required for assigned projects.
• Co-ordinate the fleet, tool and plant requirements for assigned projects.
• Develop and run RFP/RFQ packages
• Independently consolidate and analyse information from various sources to develop effective procurement schedules.
• Maintain procurement budget tracker.
• Perform other duties as assigned by line manager.