Senior Specialist, Logistics Commercial

3 weeks ago


Pretoria, South Africa Exxaro Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
**PURPOSE**:
***- To develop service supplier strategies and security of service supply initiatives.
- To provide commercial leadership within Marketing and Logistics team and support Manager with regards to execution of Marketing and Logistics' strategy.
- To develop and maintain key service supplier cost models for Logistics.
- To identify key economic trends and the impact on Logistics.
- To conduct supplier industry analysis and evaluate potential supplier tactics/strategies.
- To establish, manage and maintain a portfolio of contracts (inclusive of pricing and scope changes, amendments and queries).
- To work with Business Optimisation on Marketing and Logistics Business Optimisation projects.

**MAJOR CHALLENGES**:

- Draft supplier strategies and ensure long term success in volatile industry.
- Involve relevant stakeholders and obtain sign-off while increasing contract coverage.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- BCom (Hons) (Relevant) (Essential/Minimum)
- Management Development Programme (Recommended/Desirable)

**EXPERIENCE**:
6-8 years Relevant Marketing and Logistics experience with recommended experience on a managerial level (Essential/Minimum) Operational

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum)
- Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum)

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**Best Practice and CI**
- Identify and support the implementation of process and system enhancements to continuously improve the commercial management process
- Assume responsibility for the integrity and utilisation of the relevant Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) module for commercial management of Logistics
- Manage Potential Logistical Service Provider Database in respect of Vendor Management with vendors who not have a contract
- Identify and support implementation of process and system enhancements to improve commercial management process
- Review effectiveness of supplier strategies and identify improvement opportunities
- Custodian of the commercial process within Logistics

**Business Growth and Development**
- Provide logístical input to the Domestic and International Marketing market pipeline
- Develop technical knowledge of logístical services, use and performance in relation to existing and new technologies and methodologies
- Implement service and flow strategies based on the Company and customer requirements
- Accesses available market intelligence to improve service delivery to customer
- Develop and integrate internal cross-functional resources to research and develop value-adding strategies for customers
- Develop and implement logístical strategies based on service properties, customer requirements and to minimise service and cost deviations
- Provide input with regard to market development to grow market segments
- Provide logístical input to pipeline of projects
- Analyse competitive environment and current and potential service providers to develop strategies to increase service levels and reduce costs
- Work with Business Optimisation (BO) on Marketing and Logistics (M&L) BO projects

**Commodity Strategy and Strategic Sourcing**
- Provide effective commercial leadership within Marketing and Logistics and support the Manager by building a source of reliable industry/market knowledge and understanding the balance of power in the logistics service supply industry
- Identify key economic trends and the impact on the Logistics portfolio and supplier industry
- Develop and maintain key supplier cost models
- Forecast consumption and usage and provide input to the strategy development process
- In consultation with the relevant stakeholders, develop strategies and tactics for cost containment on contracts within the Strategic Sourcing portfolio
- In consultation with the relevant stakeholders, develop strategies to ensure security of supply and Board Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) compliance
- Participate in the formulation of the Marketing and Logistics strategy toward achieving alignment with the overall Company strategy
- Conduct supplier industry analysis and evaluate potential supplier tactics/strategies
- Leasing in/out export entitlement

**Compliance, Governance and Assurance**
- Measure portfolio Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) savings/supplier performance
- In consultation with the Manager Logistics, design and administer the complete tendering process including adjudication
- Facilitate the commercial evaluation and adjudication of supplier bids and coordinate the tender evaluation process
- Agree supplier negotiation metrics with the relevant stakeholders and negotiate with the successful supplier in finalising all contract terms and conditions
- Monitor commodity strategy implementation from commercial/contract point of view
- Report on portfolio contract performance, including: Contract spend and consumption; Contract price escalation performance vs. relevant price indexes; and Black Employment Equity (BEE) spends
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