Procurement Team Lead

NTT is a leading global IT solutions and services organisation that brings together people, data and things to create a better and more sustainable future.

In today’s ‘iNTTerconnected’ world, connections matter more now than ever. By bringing together talented people, world-class technology partners and emerging innovators, we help our clients solve some of the world’s most significant technological, business and societal challenges.

With people at the heart of our success, NTT is committed to attracting and growing the best talent and providing an environment where everyone feels they can belong and their contribution matters.

**Want to be a part of our team?**

The purpose of this position is to assume the overall responsibility for procurement and the accounts payable functions, in order to identify areas of cost optimization and ensure effective functional management and reporting.

**Working at NTT**

Procurement Management
- Leads and manages procurement operations, policies and procedures
- Manages procurement records and maintains the Company’s vendor master file
- Maximises BEE scorecard in terms of procurement and enterprise development
- Defines and develops processes and communicates same to business
- Works closely with senior business leadership on procurement to enable business strategies
- Builds and maintains good relationships with new and existing vendors

Accounts Payable
- Ensures accurate and timely month-end accruals
- Maximises creditor payment terms and discounts
- Maintains and implements all internal controls to ensure validity, accuracy and completion
- Ensures alignment with VAT and accounting requirements
- Follows up on transactions to ensure that expenditures with vendors and once off suppliers are approved through the purchase order process and in line with the Company’s authority’s matrix, timeously

Travel Expense Management
- Assumes full responsibility for timeous completion of travel reconciliations
- Ensures all transactions are accurately recorded
- Alerts management to deviations from the Travel Policy
- Ensures all pass-through costs are recovered timeously

Reporting
- Reviews and reports on the following:

- Outstanding purchase orders - daily
- Creditors ageing analysis - weekly
- Cash flow forecasts - weekly
- Vendor spend by category - monthly
- Accounts Payable and Trial balance checks - monthly,
- Out-of-line situations or anomalies - ongoing.
- Interprets information and makes improvement recommendations

People Management
- Ensures the development of key capability to deliver departmental objectives
- Recruits and manages direct reports to ensure the Merchants brand remains the employer of choice
- Provides guidance and support to direct reports to ensure a culture of transparency and collaboration
- Identifies strengths and areas for development in direct resources to ensure appropriate allocation of tasks
- Establishes, manages and measures achievable, specific and realistic goals for direct reports
- Ensures direct reports receive opportunities for development

Knowledge
- 3-year degree or national diploma in accounting
- 3 to 5 years’ experience in a finance department
- Proven experience in procurement and accounts payable
- ERP systems experience
- Advanced Excel skills

Skill
- Oral and written communication (L3)
- Planning and organisation (L3)
- Problem solving (L3)
- Customer Service Orientation (L3)
- Technical Expertise (L3)
- Attention to detail
- Analysis

Attributes
- Tenacity
- Impact

**What will make you a good fit for the role?**

**A career at NTT means**:

- Being part of a **global pioneer -** where you gain exposure to our Fortune 500 clients and world-leading global technology partners and work with a network of over 40,000 smart and diverse colleagues across 57 countries, delivering services in over 200 countries.
- Being at the forefront of **cutting-edge technology -** backed with a 150-year heritage of using technology for good. With 40% of the world’s internet traffic running on our network and where Emoji were first invented, you can be proud of the group’s many new ‘firsts’.
- ** Making a difference -** by doing meaningful work that helps to shape the future for our clients, and across industries and communities around the world.
- Being **your best self -** in a progressive ‘Connected Working’ environment that promotes flexibility, connection and wellbeing. Where diversity and different perspectives are embraced to ensure equal opportunities for all.
- Having ongoing opportunities to **own and develop your career -** with a personal and professional development plan and access to the broadest learning offerings in the industry.