Procurement Specialist

The Motus Retail division has a Procurement Specialist opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced professional.

**Position Overview**:
The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for managing procurement processes, evaluating suppliers, reviewing costs, contract negotiations/service level agreements including KPI setting, tracking, and reviews. This role will support the division with driving cost optimization, assisting with effective management of key suppliers and risks as well as supporting an efficient sourcing process of goods and services for various categories in the Motus Retail Division.

This role will work cross-functionally to understand and align business needs with internal stakeholders with the primary goal of ensuring that the division obtains quality products and services at competitive prices while adhering to procurement policies, regulations, and ethical standards. This role will play a vital role in ensuring the efficient and cost-effective procurement of goods and services, contributing to the overall success and sustainability of the division by leveraging their expertise in sourcing, negotiation, and supplier management, to help optimize supply chain operations, mitigate risks, and drive continuous improvement across the procurement function within the division.

**Specific Role Responsibilities**:

- Support the identification and implementation of areas of improvement related to category and supplier strategies that leverage our collective spend and deliver economic benefits.
- Identify and qualify potential new suppliers and ensure relationships with key suppliers are transparent and actively managed.
- Evaluate supplier risk, respond with mitigation plans, identify alternative suppliers for comparative pricing and assist in the audit of the implementation and adherance to procurement policies and procedures.
- Ensure cost management through negotiating prices of existing suppliers where applicable to ensure cost optimization.
- Drive and coordinate efforts to provide transparency and insights on our collective spend. Ensure key supplier relationships are managed and performance is properly monitored by the respective business partner - through the setting of KPIs, monitoring and reviewing performance cross functionally with relevant stakeholders
- Ensure contracts with service providers are in place and approved.
- Create and maintain close relationships with internal stakeholders to understand the needs of the Division.
- Ensure supplier management, local sourcing guidelines, obligations and service level agreements are correctly implemented and adhered to
- Communicate to relevant internal stakeholders the added value and results that Procurement brings to the organization (incl. monetary and non-monetary benefits).
- Support the division on large value and high importance procurement initiatives and tenders an be the main point of contact and drive tenders which will run as frequently as the business requires.
- Support with the execution of all BBBEE transformation interventions across the Division ensuring that the Division complies with legislative requirements and aligns to the business strategy.
- Key focus is to monitor implementation of various BBBEE initiatives in preferential procurement (PP) and collection of BBBEE certificates to ultimately support the divisions contribution to improving the scorecard.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or equivalent
- 3+ years experience in a similar role in procurement (experience in the motor industry environment is advantageous).
- Solid understanding of category management and “source-to-contract” procurement processes, purchasing strategies and understanding of contract drafting.
- Strong project management experience, including the ability to plan, execute, and evaluate procurement initiatives.
- Advanced level of Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point skills.

**Skills and Personal Attributes**:

- Strong communication and collaboration skills, good stakeholder management and relationship building skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels with a keen attention to detail.
- Financial acumen, analytical skills and creative problem-solving ability.
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to secure favorable terms and resolve conflicts effectively.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Motivated self-started with adaptability and resilience to thrive in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.