Regional Purchasing Officer Africa

2 weeks ago

Edenvale, South Africa Australian Laboratory Services Full time

As per attached JD

Main Purpose of the Job

The Regional Procurement & Supply Chain Officer will oversee procurement and supply chain activities within the Sub-Sahara Africa region. The role will be primarily responsible for coordinating with other regional procurement leaders in the global procurement function and with business leaders at the region and laboratory level to assess, develop and implement best practices for Procurement and Supply Chain strategy, and in the long-run to establish centralized procurement and supply chain support function for this region.

Scope of the Job

The Regional Procurement & Supply Chain Officer will be based in ALS Chemex Head Office in Johannesburg, South Africa. Detail tasks and responsibilities as follows:
1.

Compliance

Practice the ALS Health and Safety Foundation Standards

Practice the ALS company core values

Abide by the ALS company policies and procedures

Abide by local legislative requirements at all times

2.

Main tasks and job responsibilities

Coordinate with existing laboratory managers, regional business leaders and global procurement and supply chain leadership to develop plan for procurement execution in the region building on existing capabilities to leverage spend volume regionally and

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with ALS’s other global locations

Develop and implement a plan for consolidation of requisitions for new items, sourcing plans, vendor agreements, as well as centralizing Procurement activities over time.

Identify, develop, qualify and improve relationships with existing and new vendors that can support product needs for the region with focus on increasing reliability and value, while reducing costs and risk

Assess, develop and implement inventory management plan for the region including improved use of SAP ERP system for standardizing catalog items and inventory management that will lead to improved forecasting and re-ordering of goods

Develop requirements and plan for proper import of goods into Africa to eliminate delays and risk during this process

Represent the procurement and supply chain function in meetings with other business areas and regional / global leadership

Set respective KPIs and ensure adherence, performance measurement and target achievement

Resolve claims and dispute events with vendors

In the long term, the individual may also be responsible to identify personnel needed to staff a procurement and supply chain team to support the region

3.

Human Resource

Review, develop and train staff on the performance management process

Review current job profiles to ensure alignment to business needs

Assist with the recruitment process for senior managers

Together with the Vice President assist with organizational review and change management

Competencies required for the role are as follows:
Behavioral Competencies

Practical and detailed approach to dealing with improvement opportunities needed in the business

Ability to persevere in the face of challenges while also adjusting to feedback while remaining focused on overall improvement of the procurement and supply chain function.

Holds themselves accountable to deliver tangible cost savings and value creation for the organization

Maintain confidentiality and integrity

Sound decision making, problem solving and preventive measures skills

The ability to work accurately with mínimal supervision on routine accounting tasks

Demonstrates accountability and a team player

Ability to investigate, resolve and respond to queries

Inspires and drives excellence in all aspects of work

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Technical Competencies

Excellent fiscal and numerical competency

Attention to detail and work under pressure

Use data from a variety of sources to support decisions and to align others with the overall strategy

Comprehension and ability to negotiate contract terms and conditions language with limited support

Organized and able to multi-task between many goals and strategies

Interact and communicate in a respectful manner taking into consideration the diverse cultures

**Qualifications**:
4-10+ years of Procurement and/or Laboratory or Business Management experience in progressively advancing roles.

BA or BS degree in Supply Chain, Business, Technical / Engineering, or related field (preferred).

Demonstrated record of ability to implement continuous improvement ideas that deliver cost savings, efficiency and optimization of capabilities.

SAP or Oracle software experience preferred.

Mine Site, Geochemistry, Laboratory, Testing and Certification work experience is preferred.

Excellent English communication, reporting writing and presentations skills. French will be an advantage

Advanced Computer Skills - Microsoft Word; Power Point; Excel Databases and MS Office

Will be expected to travel as needed to regions

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