Procurement Manager

2 weeks ago

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa Aspen Pharma Group Full time

Overview
Lead Spend Control Tower activities. Identify, lead and develop Continuous Improvement, Savings and Stakeholder Management initiatives to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity in Procurement.

Responsibilities

Continuous improvement

  • Take responsibility for productivity/ cost efficiency targets and key compliance metrics (e.g.
process compliance; internal audits)

  • Manage quality and CI of end-to-end Procurement process, including compliance to policies,
strategies and processes

Spend control tower (SCT)

  • Prepare materials, contracts and change requests for SCT meetings
  • Execute decisions made during meetings
  • Maintain governance processes of the SCT

Stakeholder management

  • Create strategic category plans to develop long-term supplier relationships that will provide
consistent benefits for the organisation

  • Lead and build effective relationships with key suppliers to drive value for Aspen through cost
effectiveness and innovation

  • Drive implementation of supplier strategies
  • Manage foreign and local supplier landscape in line with business strategies and global
Procurement goals and strategies

  • Optimise the supply base through consolidation and leverages and negotiates pricing on
combined volumes with industry leading suppliers to reduce the cost of goods and overheads

  • Increase spend under contract and negotiates supply agreements with vendors, improving
commercial conditions

Risk management

  • Set up effective processes to ensure optimum risk assessment, feasibility assessment and
planning are implemented

  • Manage the legal/ economic implications of Procurement activities
  • Assess and mitigate risks associated with Procurement function
  • Perform supplier risk assessment and develop mitigation plans

Unit management

  • Provide technical and operational input during drafting of unit strategy and operational
objectives

  • Guide operational planning and advise on prioritisation of activities
  • Provide input into budgets and resource requirements for unit
  • Request and allocate assets and resources for the fulfilment of work objectives and monitor
their use

  • Provide unit staff with day-to-day direction and tasks
  • Ensure effective communication between the different Procurement functions and report on
Procurement activities as required

Skills Required:

Background/experience

  • 10 years' relevant experience in a production planning or procurement role
  • At least three years in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
  • Proven capability to manage people and processes
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, or a similar field

Specific job skills

  • Thorough knowledge of Pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and operations environment
  • Demonstrated managerial capability
Competencies

  • Customer Awareness
  • Meeting Deadlines
  • Making Decisions
  • Planning and Organising
  • Interrogating Information
  • Offering Insights
Aspen fully subscribes to the principles of Employment Equity and will make decisions in line with this

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