Senior Procurement Officer

**SALDANHA OPERATIONS**

The following vacancy exists within our **PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT **based in the offices in Saldanha Bay

**POSITION**:
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SENIOR PROCUREMENT OFFICER

**REPORTING TO**:
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PROCUREMENT MANAGER - FISHING DIVISION

**JOB PURPOSE**:
To support the Procurement Manager in implementing and maintaining purchasing, contract management and vendor management strategies and processes for Sea Harvest Corporation (Pty) Ltd and Cape Harvest Foods (Pty) Ltd, to ensure compliant and consistent supply of goods and services to achieve the best value for the company.

**KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS**:
Duties include but will not be limited to:
**Manage delivery of compliant, efficient, and cost-effective procurement process to procure best value goods and services**:
**Ensure efficient and optimised contract management and administration processes**:

- Compile and issue tender documents
- Evaluate tenders, write summary of facts and compile recommendation for award of contracts
- Review and approve motivations for contracts
- Ensure assessment of supplier capability prior to awarding contracts
- Oversee contract negotiations, awarding process and make suitable recommendations as well as to negotiate, draft and maintain contracts with strategic suppliers
- Ensure resolution of contract management issues
- Oversee contract maintenance and annual price escalation reviews

**Ensure compliant Vendor management and administration processes**:

- Manage vendors within legal compliance and business risk framework
- Ensure resolution of Vendor management issues

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES**:

- B.Com or relevant tertiary qualification.
- Computer literacy with a high degree of proficiency in MS Excel.
- At least 8 years’ experience in a similar senior role.
- Knowledge of the specific regulations and laws governing the fishing industry in South Africa, including fishing permits, quotas, and sustainability measures are an advantage
- Understanding of supply chain processes in the fishing industry context, preferable.
- Knowledge of quality control and assurance processes to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Understanding of supply chain risks and strategies to mitigate potential disruptions in the procurement process.
- Communication skills, including ability to communicate on strategic, operational and task execution levels.
- Good verbal and written skills in English and Afrikaans
- Good understanding of key business processes and practices.
- Demonstrates influencing skills.
- Analytical and good problem - solving ability; Good numeric ability.
- Accurate with strong attention to detail; Methodical and meticulous.
- Ability to function independently and under pressure; Ability to filter information and assess priorities.
- Articulate and assertive; Professional, credible and highly motivated.

**CLOSING DATE: Thursday 28**th** March 2024