Contract: Strategic Sourcing Specialist

5 days ago

Durban, South Africa Transnet Full time

**_ Equity Statement :Preference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the_**
**_designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating_**
**_Division._**

**_ Alternative Application Methods: (Completed Curriculum Vitae to be submitted)_**

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**_ Operating Division : Transnet Pipelines_**

**_ Position Title : Contract: Strategic Sourcing Specialist_**

**_ Employee Group : Non Permanent_**

**_ Department : Projects_**

**_ Location : Durban Central_**

**_ Reporting To : Principal Project Manager_**

**_ Grade Level : E_**

**_ Reference Number : 40001512_**

**_ Position Purpose:_**
- Reporting directly to the General Manager Procurement Management, leads Strategic Sourcing for the Division, and
- Supports Group-wide Strategic Sourcing Centre of Excellence (CoE) initiatives.
- Accountable for holistic profiling of spend, demand specifications and embedding best practices in the sourcing process per

category for the Division
- Accountable for leveraging strategic sourcing best practices, data insights for sourcing strategy and engagements
- Accountable for supplier negotiation process and execution of the sourcing process across category for the Division
- Accountable for collaborating across categories and the Division to leverage economies of scale and best practices /

learnings
- Leads sourcing of strategic commodities with the goal of achieving significant cost savings, year-on-year productivity

improvement in the total cost of goods and services procured while maintaining or improving product quality and supplier
- service levels. This includes formulating strategies for the Division’s strategic commodities, from anticipating and
consolidating demand signals to procurement strategies for execution by the Procurement Operations function.
- Monitor the performance of cross-functional sourcing teams; execution of portfolio-based commodity strategies; and

ensuring the overall sustainability of commodity-based initiatives in the Division.
- Accountable for delivery of savings targets for a designated portfolio of commodities.

Research / Analysis
- Monitor performance; comparison of actual versus expected against SLAs/KPIs, collaborating with end users and other

teams
- Research and analyse the supply market and supplier capabilities to remain informed of all sourcing strategy / execution

relevant insights
- Provide analytical support for new targets and expectations

Strategic Sourcing Support
- Ensure alignment with ODs performance expectations
- Monitor adherence to established contracts and realisation of savings, collaborating with contract management. and

Supplier Relationship Management teams as required.
**_ Position outputs:_**

1. Strategic management of strategic sourcing at the Division:

- Implement and create focus around the medium
- and long-term strategic direction for strategic sourcing in the Division, to

transform the Division’s strategic sourcing function into a world class organisation, within the framework of Transnet’s iSCM
strategy and the Strategic Sourcing Centre of Excellence (CoE);
- Develop and manage the Strategic Sourcing budgeting process i.e. develop budgets based on targets and monitor progress

against budget, delivery of benefits targets against action plans; and
- Ensure effective integration between the Division’s Strategic Sourcing function and Group Strategic Sourcing through

participation in the Strategic Sourcing CoE.
- 2. Oversight of strategic sourcing function:

- Implement standards and procedures for the overall Strategic Sourcing programme and Contract Management pertaining to

strategic commodities (as contemplated in the SS COE and ratified by the Group iSCM Council);
- Deliver savings in terms of Degrees of Attainment (DOA) methodology and track attainment of these savings;
- Manage all procurement and related process for core business commodity purchasing;
- Consolidate demand signals from the business for core business commodities;
- Prepare Divisional Bid Adjudication Committee (DBAC) submissions;
- Drive consistent supplier relationship management (SRM) strategies, processes and systems across the Division, including

monitoring, reviewing and reporting on strategic SLAs in collaboration with Senior Contracts Manager;
- Advocate supplier development initiatives as part of sourcing, in close collaboration with the Supplier Development function;
and
- Sign-off strategic sourcing strategies.

3. Functional leadership and management
- Provide high-level operational support to Commodity Teams as part of the overall Strategic Sourcing programme. This

includes: providing

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