Manager: Planning and Performance at Broadband Infraco

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the General Manager: Supply Chain Management, the incumbent will:

• Develop the Planning and Performance Strategy.
• Implement the Supply Chain Management strategy.
• Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities.
• Conduct benchmarking exercise on Supply Chain Management best practices.
• Develop a procurement plan which includes capital and operational plans.
• Monitor record keeping for audit.
• Manage and provide guidance to direct reports and customers to ensure that all policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines are adhered to in the execution of procurement activities.
• Identify potential suppliers, visit existing suppliers, build maintain good relationships with them.
• Conduct fact-based supplier negotiations based on supplier and industry analysis and benchmarks, and cost structure analysis.
• Ensure legal requirement are met and that value is gained through the sourcing process and not lost during implementation.
• Manage the administration and negotiation of renewal of time – related contract where appropriate and issuing of amendments to such contracts where required.
• Produce monthly reports on market research.
• Manage staff performance and conduct performance reviews.

Qualifications  and Experience:

• 3 year Degree in Supply Chain Management.
• An additional Postgraduate in Supply Chain Management qualification and formal (Charted Institute of Purchasing & Supply Qualification) would be an added advantage.
• 7 years’ experience in the Supply Chain Management environment, 5 of which should be at Specialist Level.
• Specialist knowledge of demand planning, category/commodity management and spend analysis.
• Must have experience in Contracts drafting and Management, Database Management, Compliance Management and Supplier Management.
• Technical knowledge of Telecommunication equipment is essential.
• Detailed knowledge of legislations PPPFA, PFMA, BBBEE etc.