Purchaser - Senior

1 month ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Bridgestone Full time

**Purchaser - Senior**:
**POSITION SNAPSHOT**:

- JobReq ID: 50831- Type of work: On site- Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent- Full/Part Time: Full time- Location: Johannesburg, ZA**OUR COMPANY**:
Bridgestone in Europe, CIS, Middle East, India and Africa (BSEMIA), headquartered in Zaventem (Belgium), is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader providing sustainable mobility and advanced solutions.

In addition to our premium tire products, we offer a growing portfolio of tire-centric and mobility solutions. Together with our partners and guided by "Serving Society with Superior Quality”, that has been our mission since Shojiro Ishibashi founded Bridgestone in 1931, we are working to accelerate sustainable mobility innovations and solutions. Through innovative technology, we are committed to easier, safer, smoother and seamless mobility for our society and customers improving how people move, live, work and play.

Bridgestone also benefits from a significant retail network throughout the region - in fact our retail presence in the EMIA region is the largest in the tire industry. Through 17 distinct retail partners, we have around 3,500 outlets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as around 2,500 outlets through our partner network in India. This network offers a selection of services, concepts and mobility solutions.

At Bridgestone we pride ourselves on the strong relationships we maintain with everyday drivers and this extensive retail network is one of the core reasons why.

In line with the “Bridgestone Essence”, our work environment is based on integrity and teamwork, where everyone can learn from each other and contribute with their own ideas in achieving the coming goals.

We want to hear from people who can take the challenge, unleash their creative potential and contribute to the company success demonstrating ownership, courage and agility. We want you to develop your skills, expand your knowledge and be proud of your work.

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Job Purpose

The Senior Purchaser will report the Head of Procurement based in Midrand.

As the Senior Purchaser you will manage the sourcing and tender process for the business. Support the Head of Procurement in conducting local and international tenders in an effective, transparent and professional manner according to Bridgestone’s procurement policy and procedures. Ensure that quality products are purchased at a competitive price and delivered on time to minimize any delays in production.

Main responsibilities
- 1. Sourcing and Tender Management.- Development of commodity strategy and plan
- Conduct spend analysis and develop category and savings plans.
- Manage the end to end tender process.
- Ensure alignment with Bridgestone procurement policy and procedures.
- 2. Savings Implementation.- Deliver on the savings plan and track on results
- Manage the sourcing process to ensure savings target is me
- Understand and Manage TCO
- Understanding of Incoterms, Exchange Rate, Forward Cover
- Negotiate and manage supplier Payment terms
- 3. Supplier Relationship Management.- Manage Pricing negotiations and Price Locks with suppliers according to policy and procedures
- Manage Supplier lead times and performance according to policy and procedures
- Develop supplier KPIs with stakeholders and cross functional teams
- Ensure supplier performs according to KPIs and expectations
- 4. Supplier Performance Management.- Coordinate and ensure monthly supplier meetings are taking place
- Manage and Report back on supplier performance on a monthly basis
- 5. Stakeholder Management.- Understanding of Stakeholder requirements and ensure effective delivery and turnaround time
- Effective communication with Stakeholders
- Manage effective cross functional teams throughout the sourcing process
- 6. Contracts Management.- Ensure suppliers have contracts/SLAs in place following sourcing activities
- Ensure Contracts are tracked and reviewed as required
- Manage the contracts register and update all stakeholders
- Ensure effective and measurable KPIs are included in contracts
- 7. Vendor management- Manage the vendor onboarding process, by completing the due diligence on potential new supplier/ service providers prior to approval and registering on the ERP system
- Ensure BBBEE reports are completely on a monthly basis
- Ensure BBBEE certificate are obtained weekly and the ERP system updated accordingly

**MORE INFORMATION**:
**We are looking forward to hearing from you**

**DISCLAIMER**:
Diversity and inclusion are a central part of Bridgestone EMIA’s values at the highest level. This is key for our people to show a passion for excellence for improving society connected to the world in which we live. Our commitment to diversity, is linked to our founders mission of ‘Serving Society with Superior Quality’, which is essential in shaping and creating the organization, serving all people, respectfully, connected to our business. We recognize that every

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