Strategic Sourcing Consultant - Pretoria at South African Reserve Bank

• The main purpose of this position is to secure sources of supply and to manage the complex sourcing of operations-related goods and services, including legal, financial advisory, training and other types of consultancy services on behalf of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).
• The SARB is looking to appoint a candidate that has extensive experience in leading cross-functional teams in the execution of strategic sourcing initiatives and tender management processes.

Detailed Description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
Define own work plan and deliverables, with guidance from the Category Lead.

• Source operations-related goods and services in adherence to the SARB’s Procurement Policy and relevant legislation, including the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 (B-BBEE Act).
• Source operations-related goods and services, which includes, but is not limited to, market research, the preparation of requests for tender/proposal/quotation/information (RFXs), evaluation of bids, commercial negotiations, recommendations for supplier awarding as well as the preparation and presentation of submissions to relevant committees.
• Manage the entire value chain of requisitioning, including the contracting cycle.
• Collate and analyse spend data for the execution of operations category management initiatives and the provision of management information.
• Keep abreast of developments in the procurement field to ensure best practices in the SARB.
• Keep abreast of technology advancements and their effect on the costs of goods and services to be procured.
• Perform spend analyses and formulate category strategies that will lead to benefits (cost reduction or cost avoidance) without causing supply risks.
• Ensure that the contracts between the SARB and suppliers are commercially sound.

Job Requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce or Supply Chain Management, or an equivalent qualification;
• a minimum of 5–8 years of experience in the procurement or supply chain management environment, of which 2–3 years are related to strategic/complex sourcing ; and
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) certification would be an added advantage.

Additional requirements include:
knowledge and skill in:

• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• quality assurance;
• continuous improvement;
• continued learning and/or professional development;
• procurement markets;
• strategic sourcing;
• category management;
• tendering;
• contract management; and
• procurement reporting process and metrics;
• internal and external stakeholder engagement;
• effective communication skills;
• impact and influence;
• flexibility;
• a drive for results;
• teamwork;
• a service and stakeholder focus;
• judgement and decision-making skills;
• analytical and problem-solving skills;
• resilience; and
• the ability to manage complexity and ambiguity.