Category Specialist
1 week ago
Procurement
- JOHANNESBURG-BIERMANN AV(ZAF)
- South Africa
- As a Category Specialist - Engineering and Construction, you will be responsible for the following activities:
**STRATEGIC SOURCING**
- Works with the business, cross functional teams and Group to understand and, where possible, optimise the local and regional business requirements for third party goods and services.
- Defines and Implement sourcing strategies to ensure projects across multiple end users are delivered within timelines as per business plans and category and procurement strategies.
- To analyse past spend as well as forecast spend and savings by commodity/business unit/location
- Applies current sourcing tools and methodologies including execution of sourcing events with e-sourcing technology.
- Implements and realises value through effective strategic cost management utilising best in class methods and tools.
- Supports the due diligence in mitigating external supply risk from supplier selection through to contract execution and on-going supplier delivery.
- developments of purchasing plans ; updating as per progress and provide performance tracking reports to Category Manager
**CONTRACT EXECUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION**
- Responsible for defining contract strategies, drafting agreements; implementing longer term contracts / agreement with suppliers using defined indexes and defined supplier performance metrics
- Supports ongoing contract management, including compliance to contractual terms by the suppliers; management of contract expiry and renegotiation of contracts
- Ensures the mechanics of the contracts, as well as the risks, are understood by all impacted stakeholders.
**SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT**
- Develop a list of key and strategic suppliers to be approved by the Local Contract Committee and Group Category Managers
- Manager the supplier performance management processes including coordinating SPM with end-user’s involvement; developing the assessment questionnaire.
- Facilitates the performance review process. Uses tools to drive analysis of a wide variety of performance information.
Facilitate development of mutually agreed performance improvement plans.**STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT**
- To closely manage the relationship with internal customers and stakeholders, both within the framework of cross-functional
- category teams but also generally other internal stakeholders with relation to the category
- To proactively organise sessions with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders to explore opportunities that can reduce cost and risk and drive innovation
**TENDER MANAGEMENT**
- Manage and ensure effective execution of the Tenders within the prescribed policies and procedures
- Manage the tender process and ensure prequalification of suppliers (including compliance to HSE requirements) and lead Supplier Evaluation Process.
- Chair all cross functional team meetings to actively manage the project timelines; communicate with the team members and other stake holders and lead presentations to Tender Committee.
- Manage and ensure integrity of information by quality check tender presentations and documents
- As a Category Specialist - Engineering and Construction, ideally you will possess the following:
- A relevant recognised **Bachelor of Commence or B-Tech degree or equivalent degree/Diploma** preferably purchasing or logistics from a recognised tertiary institution
- Minimum of 7 years procurement experience with at least 3 years in strategic sourcing
- Good communicator and potential to lead
- Knowledge of developing Sourcing strategies and execution of Tendering process a prerequisite
- Construction and engineering sourcing gives an added advantage
- Good analytical skills and reporting capability are essential
- Key competencies should include strong negotiation skills, analytical skills, high personal integrity, excellent presentation and strong English communication skills, both written and oral.
- Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Vision and Projects)
- SAP System
- e-Procurement / e-Sourcing
**Offer ID**
- 59254BR
**Metier**
- Procurement General Responsibilities, Procurement Process, Procurement Support
**Region, department, area**
- South Africa
**Employment type**
- Regular position
**Experience level required**
- Minimum 6 years
**Employer company**
- TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa (Pty) Ltd
**Branch**
- Marketing & Services
**About us / company profile**
- Give your best to better energy and make the commitment with Total. With over 500-plus professions in 130 countries, we offer high safety and environmental standards, strong ethical values, an innovation culture and wide-ranging career development. Be part of the global team whose mission is already shared by 100,000 employees: to make energy better each and every day.
- TotalEnergies is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants that meet the specified criteria will receive consideration for employment withou
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