Department: Supply Chain
Title: Senior Specialist: Strategic Projects
Short Description: The role is responsible for identifying, analysing, prioritising, planning, executing, monitoring, finalising and reviewing strategic supply chain projects. Examples of strategic projects include: internal self-improvement SC projects (e.g. supply chain automation); strategic initiatives (e.g. business intelligence build); new client implementations; strategic sourcing; client projects.
Tasks:
1 Qualify Projects: Identify possible projects and build a business case to justify the project.
2 Implement Projects: Once proposed projects are approved, implement the project as per the approved plan and against the agreed targets
3 Operationalise Projects: Ensure that once a project is implemented, the benefits or results become a part of operations. (e.g. Business buys against an implemented contract.
4 Ensure continuous improvement: create a culture of continuous improvement by ensuring that lessons learnt on projects are transferred to new projects.
5 Manage a team of consultants and technical specialists.
Qualifications:
Higher Education & Training Minimum Bachelor’s Degree. (Supply Chain / Procurement / Commercial/ MBA/ Industrial Engineer / Technical qualification is preferred.)
Professional Registration/Trade Any Supply Chain and procurement related registration is preferred. E.g. CIPSA
School Grade Min Matric
Licenses Min Code 8 Drivers License
Experience Procurement/Supply Chain, Project Management, Data Analysis, Experienced Negotiator, Human Resource Management, Management Consulting is advantageous.
Technical/Core Training Project Management Commerce
Data Analytics Contract and Supplier Management
Procurement, especially Strategic Sourcing General knowledge in Finance, Law, Auditing
Negotiation Skills Human Resource Management

IT Training (General MS etc.) Advanced MS Excel MS Word
Advanced MS Power Point MS Project
Other data analytics (e.g. SQL) is advantageous SAP
Business Intelligence tools

Health & Safety Training General understanding required

Generic / Foundation Competencies
Personal Competencies Leadership Competencies Thinking Competencies Interpersonal Competencies
Proactive and Enabler Analytical Collaborative
Trustworthy Mentor Innovative problem solving skills Exceptional Negotiation Skills
Planner / Organiser Decisive Structured with attention to detail and accuracy Able to handle pressure
Self-starter that’s Deadline Driven Professional Think conceptually and create multiple scenarios and hypotheses Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential
Adaptable Lead “from the front” and “by example” Ability to multi-task Interact and present to executive level clients