Head of Procurement South Africa

4 weeks ago


Midrand, South Africa Siemens Healthineers Full time

Do you want to join us in helping to fight the world's most threatening diseases and enabling access to care for more people around the world? At Siemens Healthineers, we pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere.

We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone to grow personally and professionally. Sound interesting?

**Then come and join our global team as **Head of Procurement (GRIP TITILE: Procurement Manager) based**_ in Johannesburg, South Africa_**_ _

**Responsibilities**
- Organizing, controlling and measurement of strategic pooling and procurement activities, with the objective of establishing optimum conditions on an excellent supplier base contributing to the operational result for the Company.
- Manage the procurement team by leading and coaching the employees to maximize their personal growth and career opportunities.
- Responsible for the Purchase-to-Pay activities of all suppliers and ensuring that standard processes and procedures are being expedited.
- Coordinates and manages a team to achieve optimum conditions and savings through collaborative, targeted activities and to increase profit from global and cross-business or sourcing for one business.
- Negotiates frame contracts; defines core assortment; documents frame contracts in relevant Supplier Management IT-systems.
- Forwards systematically all relevant Procurement related project information (e.g., updated contractual conditions, Supplier Management data) to keep all project participants up to date.
- Identifies particular procurement risks, opportunities and market forces to avoid potential damage/ exploit potential opportunities through risk and change management.
- Performs Supplier Management, in particular Supplier Development to obtain and develop the best suppliers and to ensure an optimum supply chain.
- Issue RFQ’s, evaluate and adjudicate tenders in accordance with best purchasing practice within the Healthineers procurement policies and procedures.
- Assist with ad hoc projects as required.
- Monitor Supplier performance and address areas of concern in professional manner.
- Negotiate and report on cost savings achieved in terms of departmental target.
- Produce reports: Purchase volume analysis, open orders, etc.
- Effective and responsible relationship control with suppliers, management, internal departments, and customers.
- Develop commodity strategies.
- Implement and update supplier management tools in line with the global footprint.
- Close collaboration with the Quality department (Supplier audits, required agreements in line with the scope of supply, CAPA management and documentation as and when needed.
- Pivotal role in the Supplier and Enterprise development as well as preferential procurement in line with the transformation act of South Africa.
- Integrating acquired businesses into the procurement team and aligning the P2P rules and regulations.
- Engage with the cross functional partners within various business units to maximize synergies.

**Area of responsibility**
- Deploys Procurement strategy according to superior strategies.
- Heads organization assigned and leads all related management and staff.
- Acts as a role model and proactively leads transformation of organization and workforce, especially with regards to digitalization, value chain orchestration, diversity, required skill set of staff etc.
- Ensures implementation of Procurement standards, regulations, and guidelines on Business Unit level.
- Contributes to overarching SCM/ Procurement programs and initiatives on country level.
- Responsible for PVO, CoO/ FTE and related other KPIs; delivers targeted results.
- Acts as personal advisor to country Executives and Senior Management in all Procurement related issues.

**Dimension of Function/Volume**:

- PVO Budget Euro 14,000K
- CNI Budget 5.7% of Budgeted PVO.
- PTE Target 50 days

**Contacts (internal/external)**:

- Zone Procurement Head; Country Controller, Business Heads; CFO and CEO
- Buyers; Specialists SCM
- Cross-functional partners (e.g., Finance, Quality HR etc.); FSS; Internal/External Consultants.
- Suppliers; Associations.
- Other external:
**Interpersonal & Personal**
- Communication
- Presentation
- Facilitating
- Teamwork & Collaboration
- Conflict Management
- Intercultural Competence

**Function & Methods**
- Planning in Procurement
- Supplier Management
- Supplier Quality Management

**Leadership**

**Your qualifications and experience**:

- BCom Supply Management or equivalent
- 8 to 10 years’ experience in procurement / healthcare or relevant field
- Has experience in at least 2-3 of the following SCM areas/roles: Buying professional, commodity manager, procurement.
- engineer/project procurement manager, regional procurement manager, CVE, supplier management or supplier quality management,
- methods/processes/controlling.
- Has made at least one cross-functional or one cross-business move.
- Has had



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