SOURCING SPECIALIST - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 07-05-2017 8:04:15 AM
04-06-2017 8:04:15 AM
The role will be responsible for executing the sourcing strategy, implementing sourcing policy and processes across the organisation, targeted at realising significant value for Company whilst creating alignment with the service, category and supplier strategies.
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Management of Sourcing Lifecycle
? Drive sourcing initiatives or elements, which invoke a high degree of strategic and/or business risk and value.
Contract & Supplier Management
? Delivery of all commercial and contractual elements for sourcing initiatives up to contract award ensuring all financial, risk, strategic and commercial considerations are optimized
? Ensures contracts are in place which fulfils the customer requirements whilst also meeting the needs of the business
? Ensure sourcing is in line with organizational and external governance, (i.e. FAIS, FICA, BEE rating & compliance adherence).
? Lead negotiations with internal and external stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management
? Work cross-functionally to establish and maintain working relations with other parts of business to ensure aligned strategies in optimizing the sourcing value

Governance and Compliance
? Ensure that all governance and compliance related requirements are adhered to, from company and statutory perspectives as requested and reported by the Compliance team throughout the year
? Ensure that the company Sourcing policy and procedures are adhered to throughout the sourcing life cycle.

P2P Process
? Ensure transactional integrity is adhered to for each step in the P2P process and all transactions are in line with company compliance and policies by reviewing the monthly reporting and working with the allocated business units
? Commercial awareness.
? Interpersonal and communication skills.
? Negotiation and influencing skills
? Numerical ability
? Stakeholder management
? Time management
? Conflict management
? Accuracy and attention to detail
? Collaboration and Teamwork

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION
? Matric
? 3-year Commercial Diploma/Degree or a related sourcing certification
? CIPS Corporate Diploma in Purchasing and/or membership of The Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply or equivalent qualification or
membership would be an advantage

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
? Minimum 2 years’ experience of sourcing at a local level
? Supplier and contract management experience.
? Proven capability of applying supplier management techniques to ensure contracted benefits are delivered.
? Understanding of financial evaluation and interpretation of supplier’s records and their key cost and business drivers
? Understanding of the category total cost model, cost drivers and all factors to ensure an agreement for company
? Understanding of the processes, timelines and constraints for the development and delivery of new products.
? Knowledge of strategic sourcing principles
? Knowledge of corporate regulations and legislation to ensure the creation of effective contracts.