Supplier Relationship Manager

Who are we?
Take a step up and form part of the dynamic Procurement Team. Do you pride yourself on your communication and networking skills? If you can answer yes and have an excellent track record to substantiate your opinion, then read further. What will make you successful in this role?
BCom supply Chain Management
Graduate calibre with CIPS
Bachelor’s degree required; higher degree preferred
10 years short term insurance experience
Minimum 8 years of procurement, supply chain, and/or technically relevant work experience
Minimum 8 years strategic relationship management Strategic Relationship Management
Designing and overseeing the implementation of the strategic relationship management strategy, ensuring it meets the business and commercial needs of the organisation
To proactively seek and build continuous and meaningful engagement with the business and suppliers to shape services and improve value delivered from the supply chain
Researching, creating and leading strategies to ensure that ‘customer focus’ is paramount
Working closely with the Business Unit Heads and Mobilisations to make sure that relationship management strategies are joined up and that activity is coordinated
Leadership and Management
Provide strong professional leadership of the SRM and Procurement team to ensure all staff in the team are clear about their role and stakeholder engagement, have a complete customer focus, and understand how they contribute to the strategic direction of MiWay.
Establish departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures for supplier engagements
Take responsibility for the centralisation of supplier engagement operating systems and change management related to supplier engagement and management
Value Creation and Measurement
Develop and implement joint two way score cards to capture performance and improvement.
Track and report specific SRM savings at an individual supplier level and at an aggregated SRM program level (these can include cost savings, efficiency programmes, service delivery & design improvement initiatives).
Strong experience in Short Term Insurance
Ability in working in a multi-cultural and matrix environment
Proven-track records in complex relationship management
Excellent external networking capabilities and presentation skills
Team player with excellent communication and influencing skills
Financial acumen and result orientated with ability to present results in a structured and professional manner
Strong project management skills
Flexible for travel where necessary Knowledge and Skills Procurement and contracts management Procurement services Compliance and governance Supplier management Procurement trends Personal Attributes Organisational savvy - Contributing strategically Balances stakeholders - Contributing strategically Manages complexity - Contributing strategically Builds effective teams - Contributing strategically Build a successful career with us
We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its four business clusters - Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development. Core Competencies Cultivates innovation - Contributing strategically Customer focus - Contributing strategically Drives results - Contributing strategically Collaborates - Contributing strategically Being resilient - Contributing strategically Turnaround time
At MiWay we believe in cultivating a positive and dynamic working environment that gives you freedom and opportunity to succeed. MiWay is committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This is what drives us to achieve a multicultural workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, reflective of the demographics of our society.