Divisional Procurement Manager - Johannesburg at Tsebo Solution

Duties & Responsibilities    
Divisional Procurement Strategic Leadership and Oversight:

• People management and processes in adherence to HR Policies and Procedures.
• Guide, develop and foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment through assigning tasks and ensuring efficient workflow within the Procurement team.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their procurement needs and align procurement strategies accordingly.
• Build effective communication channels, facilitate cross-functional collaboration and ensure procurement activities meet business goals.
• Remain updated on industry best practices, emerging technologies, and market trends.
• Explore opportunities for process optimisation, automation and supplier relationship enhancement to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities and ensure ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) outcomes within the division.
• Lead, represent and be the single point of contact internally within the division, across The Group and externally.
• Set, deliver, monitor and report targets, KPI’s, performance and trends.
• Make data-driven recommendations for Cost Base and e-Procurement improvement.
• Monitor and improve on Preferential Procurement targets.
• Ensure alignment with Group Procurement Policy and develop, constantly improve and ensure compliance with Divisional Procurement Policy and Procedures.
• Develop, track and report Budgets and Forecasts.
• Perform any reasonable action or outcome requested by Management.

Divisional Procurement to meet Business Goals:

• Develop, comply with and constantly improve all aspects of Group and Divisional Procurement Policy and Procedures.
• Deliver a compliant, onboarded and regionalised Sub-contractor database to enable divisional goals and service offerings.
• Enforce Sub-contractor e-Procurement compliance and iIdentify and implement e-Procurement improvements.
• Deliver Preferential Procurement targets for the division, The Group and divisional contracts.
• Support and enable Up-sell, Cross-Sell, New Sale, Down-sell and Exit Procurement outcomes.
• Drive and deliver Vision 25 Strategic and BAU Initiatives related to Procurement.
• Identify, implement and deliver Cost Base and Cash Generation improvements.
• Develop, implement, monitor, refresh and constantly improve Procurement Strategies and Strategic Sourcing Plans.
• Establish cross functional category teams using strategic sourcing principles to ensure the development and implementation of sourcing strategies for key categories.
• Screen and on-board competent and compliant sub-contractors and ensure on-going compliance.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key sub-contractors aligned to business goals.
• Draft and administer strategic procurement tenders, quotations and contracts.
• Source, select and evaluate sub-contractors.
• Negotiate with sub-contractors to achieve divisional goals and objectives.
• Monitor sub-contractor performance to ensure quality, reliability and competitive pricing.
• Oversee the lifecycle of sub-contractor agreements, from drafting to execution and renewal ensuring favourable terms.
• Pro-actively identify and mitigate procurement risks ensuring compliance with Policy, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Develop contingency plans to address potential disruptions in the supply chain

Skills and Competencies    
Skills

• High degree of market insight and strategic orientation.
• e-Procurement systems expertise.
• Expert Microsoft Office suite, specifically Excel, Powerpoint and Word.
• Strong analytical skills to collect and interpret data with attention to detail especially data accuracy.
• Strong financial modelling and insight driven analytics skills to guide procurement strategies.
• Expert negotiation skills and the ability to influence, persuade and empathise.

Competencies

• Team Leadership
• Procurement Strategies
• Strategic Sourcing
• Category Management
• Preferential Procurement principles
• Sub-contractor compliance, onboarding, sourcing, selection and evaluation, negotiation and performance management.
• Procure to Pay risk identification and mitigation
• ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) in the Procurement context

Qualifications    

• BSc or Procurement / Supply Chain degree equivalent
• Minimum 5+ years leading a Procurement function supporting multiple business units and service offerings.
• Demonstratable track record of strategic sourcing, category management, leading negotiations and cost leadership.