Sourcing Analyst at Tiger Brands

The Job at a Glance

• You will support the Procurement Organization through gathering and analysing sourcing category market data and benchmarking reports. 
• You are responsible for provision of research and trend analysis to the strategic sourcing team.
• You will assist the Category Managers to develop and maintain cost models and will develop functional performance reports on all aspects of Strategic sourcing, Operational procurement, Master data and Process related measurements to ensure that business performance objectives are met and aligned, as well as appropriate governance is followed.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Develop and maintain a predictive/forecasting model.
• Manage cost models and value chain analysis methods and run frequent analysis to support commodity managers with the strategic procurement process
• Present forecasted impact of cost drivers (including forex) on financial estimates and provide quarterly business standards
• Define data gathering processes and techniques and manage stakeholders to supply data to track areas of improvement and identify additional metrics as required
• Identify and report the impact of industrial / technological trends, projected global supply& demand on spend category and define risk areas
• Provide input and support to sourcing initiatives in terms of commodity pricing trends & availability, supplier intelligence and supplier capabilities determination to Category Managers
• Develop supplier profiles for selected commodities
• Benchmark actual expenditure against external market norms and trends
• Establish and maintain category baseline prices
• Generate regular Procurement functional performance reports suite (incl. BBBEE, Sustainability, SRM, Contracts, Master data, Strategic sourcing process)
• Analyze spend profile and seek opportunities to improve efficiency and value
• Implement, maintain and sign-of ‘reporting master data’ and hierarchies
• Identify and communicate next steps and actions based on SLA & key performance indicators and monitor actions related to these metrics

QUALIFICATIONS

What You'll Bring to the Table

Key Professional Competencies

• Core knowledge – Strategic sourcing, Operational procurement, Procurement systems, Cost management & ZBB

Key foundational competencies

• Academic – Analytical skill, Commercial acumen, Problem solving.
• Leadership – Managing change, Owning it!, Developing myself & others, staying a step-ahead
• Personal Effectiveness – Effective communication, Interpersonal skills, Integrity, Creativity, Continuous learning

Experience

• Function – 5+ years experience in Procurement and Supply chain Analytics
• Industry –Experience in FMCG industry

What You will be Measured on

• Cost models accuracy
• Strategic sourcing contribution
• Category intelligence reports
• Action orientated performance metric improvements