Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Johannesburg at Transnet

Position Purpose:

• Provide thought leadership for developing category strategies across different operating divisions.
• Executes the category strategy and implementation plan to support strategic sourcing initiatives within subcategory, including running the tender process and collating pack for adjudication evaluation and communicating award decision.
• Supports contract negotiation and finalisation.

Position outputs:

Role Overview

• Provide analytical support to subcategory management teams to create a ‘fact-based’ decision making approach by leveraging all available data sources.
• Develop and create a database and templates for dynamic cost models for the different subcategories to achieve best TCO alternatives.
• Responsible for assisting in all aspects of the subcategory management process, including but not limited to developing category strategies, monitoring performance and compliance, managing communications, and developing joint process improvement opportunities.
• Organise and document all analysis steps and assumptions for future reference and support ongoing reporting.
• Facilitating and engaging stakeholders for formation of category and subcategory cross-functional teams and subject matter expert (SME) forums.
• Facilitate and coordinate supplier relationships leveraging internal subcategory and supplier expertise to create a “healthy interaction.
• Supervise the planning and re-planning of supplier allocation.
• Keeping all subcategory stakeholders abreast with relevant industry trends and developments.

Research / Analysis

• Assist Category Manager to analyse and report on supplier performance.
• Provide analytical support for new targets and expectations.

Category Management Support

• Drive category strategy / execution across the Procurement process.
• Support on analytics as required to drive strategy in the subcategory, development of fact-based packs leading up to negotiations and contracting processes (cost models, cost drivers, should cost and TCO).
• Assist in internal process improvement efforts for plan creation and facilitation of results.
• Support development of change management plans and communication plans.
• Lack of systems and tools for activities such market analysis.
• Lack of access to operations data required for fact base development.
• No support for stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant field.
• MBA or related postgraduate qualification advantageous.
• 6-10 years of related operational category management/strategic sourcing experience.
• PFMA, PPPFA and public sector Procurement experience.
• MCIPS certification will be advantageous.

Standard Job Requirements

• Driver’s license code 08
• Travel as required and approved

Competencies:

Behavioural Competencies:

• Strategy & Sustainability
• Inspirational Leadership
• Business Performance and Delivery
• Relationship Management
• Corporate Governance & Compliance
• Personal Mastery