Head: Supply Chain Management Tactical at Transnet

Position Purpose:

• Experienced Tactical Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management turnaround specialist with proven track record in public or private sector procurement. The candidate must be able to demonstrate proven ability to improve procurement governance and compliance, operational efficiency, costs savings and reputation management.
• Leads the TFR Head Office Tactical Procurement department, across all areas of spend within designated portfolio with the goal of achieving significant initial cost reductions, with year on year productivity improvement in the total cost of goods and services procured while maintaining product quality and vendor service levels.
• Develops and implements Tactical sourcing strategies to improve the efficiency of all tactical procurement events, demand

management to contract management and close-out, while reducing the total cost.

Position outputs:

Implement Tactical Procurement strategies and processes to deliver commercial outcomes for Transnet Freight Rail:

• Formulate tactical procurement strategies to ensure successful implementation;
• Facilitates proper demand management and forecasting to ensure security of supply;
• Supports continuous improvement by seeking out efficient business solutions to improve processes in support of overall business strategy and direction;
• Identify potential bottlenecks in tactical procurement and formulate plans to manage potential risks; and
• Conduct training and awareness sessions in all applicable internal and external policies, regulations and laws that impact on tactical procurement and monitor and report on breaches and submit and implement recovery plans.
• Participate in innovation and research of emerging trends in tactical commodities/associated industries to inform process re-engineering.
• Supports the Senior Sourcing Managers in developing sourcing strategies to standardize and streamline the strategic sourcing process for their respective categories. Interacts at a strategic level with General Managers, Corridor Managing

Executives, iSCM Council, etc. Oversees all Tactical Procurement activities for the Transnet Freight Rail Head office and

support the Corridor Heads of Supply Chain Management in executing their sourcing strategies.

Manage Service delivery tactical procurement:

• Ensures optimal execution of tactical sourcing procurement events and timeous delivery of required services;
• Works closely with Governance, Legal, Risk Management, Finance and all Corridors to expedite service delivery; and
• Ensures that the level of service is maintained by developing metrics on the number of tactical sourcing projects delivered,

the lead time for those projects, purchase orders created, and lessons learned.

Manage key stakeholder relationships:

• Builds partnerships with all key stakeholders in the development of opportunities for business value or service enhancement;
• Ensures implementation of supplier development and B-BBEE objectives;
• Interacts at a strategic level with Group Executives, General Managers, Executives, etc.
• Manages interactions with key suppliers and is responsible for resolving disputes regarding key supplier relations in the

Tactical procurement space;

• Negotiates and confirms Service Levels and KPIs with internal customers; and
• Ensures standardisation of tactical procurement projects delivered in the business.

Management of supplier relations:

• Develops and implements a contract management plan for tactical procurement suppliers;
• Maintains close relations with Transnet Freight Rail tactical procurement suppliers;
• Ensures that all supplier disputes around access to delivery sites and payment related issues are timeously resolved;
• Ensures that Transnet Freight Rail tactical procurement suppliers adhere to Health and Safety regulations that are applicable to their delivery sites;
• Closely monitors any reputational risks associated with strategic suppliers and proactively takes steps to ensure that the  reputational risks do not affect Transnet adversely; and
• Continuously monitors supply risks in the market due to risk factors such as the Covid-19 pandemic and take proactive steps to ensure continued security of supply.

Monitor Tactical procurement performance:

• Monitors the achievement of tactical procurement objectives and formulate plans for corrective action, if required;
• Highlight and report on the achievement of targets on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis about the tactical procurement department achievements;
• Coordinate the annual tactical procurement department target setting and agreement process;
• Coordinate tactical procurement KPIs and reporting dashboard;
• Ensure continuous adherence to supply chain management processes in order to minimise irregular expenditure and avoid fruitless and wasteful expenditure; and
• Ensure that consequence management is taking place where supply chain management officials fail to follow the

procurement processes.

Contract management and close-out:

• Develop, implement and maintain sound contract management in order to ensure timeous service delivery;
• Proactively take steps to resolve contract management issues on key contracts before they develop into a crisis;
• Implements corrective action where key suppliers are failing to meet their contractual SLAs; and
• Implements proper contract close-out for all TFR tactical procurement contracts.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Honours degree (Master’s degree would be an added advantage) in Commerce, Finance, Engineering, Legal, Logistics and

Operations Management or Supply Chain Management is required

• 5 years’ experience within supply chain management in a leadership role is required
• 12 years’ experience within supply chain management is required