Category Manager: Capex

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Edge Executive Search Full time

Category Manager: Capex & MRO
- 2023-11-15 - 2023-12-15
- Permanent
- Tea000219
- Marketing- Gauteng, JHB - Central
- Hourly Cost To Company (Market related, Negotiable)- Our client a leading manufacturer, is looking for a Category Manager. You are responsible for developing and executing a Group Category sourcing strategy for your respective category that will deliver best procurement value and mitigate supply risks. You will establish a distinctive competency and understanding of the category characteristics, the company’ needs and the prevailing market dynamics. You manage a team of commodity managers and sourcing specialists to ensure your category team delivers the strategy whilst ensuring a healthy relationship with the business and suppliers. As Category Manager you will manage a category spend of
- Responsible for the formulation of the long-term Group Category strategy and planning that provides an operating framework for the category team.
- Oversee and evolve the category team’s commodity sourcing strategies by factoring fundamentals, macro-economic, supply market developments and changes in business priorities.
- Ensure that sourcing strategies safeguard supply through contingencies and supply alternatives.
- Oversee major strategic sourcing projects that deliver total cost of ownership savings by either leading cross functional sourcing teams or guiding commodity managers
- Ensure that the category’s supply market intelligence, value chain and cost models are accurate and oversee the provision of budgetary input and quarterly cost forecasts to business
- Participate in engagements with relevant category industry bodies and regulatory bodies to optimise Company’s position
- Lead supply management with the selected Strategic and Critical suppliers (negotiations, reviews, contracting).

**Key Professional Competencies**
- **Core knowledge **-Strategic sourcing, Procurement systems, Supplier relationship management, Cost management & Zero Based Budgeting, Supply Chain collaboration, Business P&L’s

**Key foundational competencies**
- **Academic **-Financial acumen, Commercial acumen, Project Management, Problem solving, Decision making
- **Leadership** - Managing Change, Taking the Company's perspective, Influencing others, Driving long-term results, Developing myself & others
- **Personal Effectiveness **-Effective communication, Interpersonal skills, Integrity, Creativity, Continuous learning

**Experience**
- **Function** - 8 to 10 years experience procurement
- **Industry** - Extensive Experience in FMCG industry
- For more information please contact:

- Elana Samuel



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