Part Sourcer at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

JOB PURPOSE

• To find the best quality parts at the lowest possible price in order to drive down repair costs, ensuring suggested parts are used and achieving company cost savings by doing so.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Contract Management

• Deliver required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers while working within an established contract management plan. Facilitate the completion of settled claims by ensuring that suggested sourced parts are still available and liaising with suppliers and repairers ensuring that the suggested sourced part is used by the repairer. Investigate the validity of price difference logged on sourced parts to ensure the repairer has procured and used the suggested parts at the suggested price.

Operational Compliance

• Maintain and renew a deep knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, and ensure own work adheres to required standards to minimize business risk and to protect the reputation of the organization. Ensure the customer and supplier comply to SLA's to measure established service standards and hold them accountable to it.

Sourcing

• Contact different suppliers to find the required part at the lowest price to ensure good quality costs deals to the customer and TIH. In cases where additional parts are requested, contact different suppliers to find the required part(s) at the lowest price.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Assist with stakeholder engagement by arranging actions and meetings and maintain relationships with suppliers, internal customers and repairers to ensure open communications, and facilitate the use of suggested sourced parts.

Contract Requirements

• Identify trends in quality and fitment, maintain records and report on findings on existing contract performance and provide input to the new contract process for negotiations/renegotiations.

Category Management

• Deliver specific procurement goals in terms of implementing cost reduction, risk management, or creating synergies, following established procurement systems and protocols. Approve or reject a price difference based on the investigation of the quotation in question.

Personal Capability Building

• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education.

Work Scheduling and Allocation

• Organize own work schedule each day in line with changing priorities.

Requirements

EDUCATION

General Education

• Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); Relevant degree (Advantageous)

EXPERIENCE

General Experience

• 2 or more years experience in a parts store or dealership (Essential); Experience in Motor Body Repairs (Advantageous); Experience in the Insurance Industry (Advantageous)