Category Manager: Transport; Warehousing and Packaging at TotalEnergies

Job Description

• As a Category Manager: Transport ; Warehousing and Packaging you will be responsible for the following activities:

Category management:

•  To develop overall category vision and strategy in line with the established overall Procurement Strategy
•  To establish category priorities and planning based on benefits opportunities, e.g. concerning Strategic Sourcing timing and supplier management approach
•  To challenge internal stakeholder / customer requirements to open new sourcing opportunities
•  To focus on value creation opportunities and total cost of ownership
•  To take a strategic and long term view of procurement in identifying and developing innovative sources and contractual arrangements

Strategic sourcing:

•  To define Category Sourcing Strategy through analysing external and internal profile and TCO modeling
•  To understand supply chain and TCO reduction opportunities
•  To maintain and construct the analyses of a deep fact base for purchased commodities
•  To develop an expertise in the strategic sourcing process
•  To analyse past spend as well as forecast spend and savings by commodity/business unit/location
•  To lead supplier listing and RFP Development
•  To lead Supplier Evaluation Process
•  To be responsible for drafting agreements, developing and execution of Implementation Plan and the implementation of the awarded supplier contracts across all business units
•  To lead in negotiations with suppliers during the sourcing review
•  To analyse and report supplier performance metrics and conducts benchmarking studies
•  To actively manage the project timelines; communicate with the team members and other stake holders to ensure timely developments of report
•  To manage buyers that report into the position
•  To be responsible for implementing longer term contracts / agreement with suppliers to provide common site development services Internal stakeholder management:
•  To closely manage the relationship with internal customers and stakeholders, both within the framework of cross-functional category teams but also generally other internal stakeholders with relation to the category
•  To ensure collaborative category management and collaborative supplier management
•  To proactively organise sessions with internal stakeholders/business to ensure the optimal Total cost of ownership (TCO) for
• Total and to ensure buy in of initiatives and contract compliance

General:

•  To appropriately apply policies and procedures in compliance with the government laws
•  To enhance BBBEE rating through monitoring suppliers and contracting and buying from BBBEE accredited suppliers
• Stakeholder Management and Communication
•  To lead Category benefit tracking in line with TSA benefit tracking approach
•  To ensure suppliers adhere to TSA procurement procedures

HSEQ:

•  To appropriately apply policies and procedures in compliance with government laws

Context and environment

• Highly pressured environment to meet project timelines
• Management of stakeholder relations
• Project workload is low-medium
• Manage strategic projects with high spend

Candidate profile

Ideally as a Category Manager : Transport ; Warehousing and Packaging you will possess the following:

• Qualification : Recognised postgrad qualification preferably in Commerce ; Supply Chain. Logistic CIPS will be added advantage
• Expérience : Extensive purchasing experience (+5 years) Oil industry added advantage, good understanding of Logistic
• Tools : Proficient with Microsoft and relevant IT tools. ERP System, preferably SAP
• Competencies : Key functional competencies include supply chain knowledge, procurement processes, internal stakeholder management, procurement law, monitor & measure performance, procurement applications, strategic sourcing process, industry & category expertise, category profile analysis, supplier negotiation and management, TCO mindset and modeling, contract management, benefit tracking, analytics, business understanding  Leadership competencies include trust, accountability, team work, people management, leadership, change management and communication, integrity and ethics, analytical thinking, conceptual thinking, strategic thinking
• English is the working language