Senior Procurement Specialist

1 month ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Santam Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Procurement Specialist - Contract Management to join our team in Tygervalley, Cape Town. This role is responsible for implementing and maintaining procurement, service and supply contracts in line with the requirements of the relevant commodity objectives with a focus on contract maintenance and stakeholder management.

About the Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for the sourcing, negotiation, awarding, administration, and overall management of contracts. Key responsibilities include:

  • Implementing and administering supplier contracts within relevant structures to enable an optimum procurement environment.
  • Assisting the Sourcing Specialist or Procurement Manager with procurement-related tasks.
  • Managing one or more commodities, commodity groups or portions of a commodity on their own (depending on ability, experience & training).
  • Creatng and maintaining supplier agreements: Drafting the contract using standard wording/clauses. Maintaining contracts including all administration such as amendment of contracts using standard wording/clauses in terms of supplier detail changes, price changes. Ensuring system updates occur with the relevant contract pricing terms & conditions (Business rules), and other criteria for internal and external users. Ensuring all ongoing changes to contracts are loaded to the system.
  • Assisting Sourcing Specialist/Procurement Manager with or being responsible for management of procurement commodities: Analyzing and determining commodities spend and if sufficient volume or other criteria exists, initiating the sourcing process. Determining potential suppliers. Drafting request for proposal (RFP) using standard wording/clauses. Issuing and coordinating RFP process. Adjudicating on RFP responses to determine most suitable suppliers. Testing the market on a pre-determined cyclical basis by issuing further RFP documentation on existing contracted and new potential supply base whereby the full selection to contract process starts again. Administering diversity of supply base and monitoring direction of spend against agreed performance targets. Obtaining required approval on supplier selection recommendation. Negotiating and awarding contract to preferred suppliers based on "Value" decision (dependent on signing authority). Managing and administering supplier's contract compliance in terms of Quality, Service and Price performance detail (roll up of transactional data from system and Santam Quality department). Ensuring all ongoing changes to contracts are loaded to the procurement system.
About You

To be successful in this role, you will require:

  • MATRIC/Grade 12 qualification
  • Procurement qualification [CIPS or studying towards a CIPS qualification] or other relevant Diploma or B. Comm Supply Chain Management
  • Minimum 3 years' experience in a procurement role
Key Skills

You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across organisational levels and boundaries. Additionally, you will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues and implement mitigating actions.

Salary

Ranging from R800,000 to R1,200,000 per annum, depending on experience.

About Us

Santam is a leading general insurance company in Southern Africa, committed to delivering Insurance Good and Proper. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace, representative of the demographics of our society. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for growth and development.



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