Commodity Manager

Leading and managing a team of buyers
- Set KPIs for buyers and monitor
- Effectively coordinating all procurement activities within the Services Procurement Team to secure supply in accordance with policy and procedure, meeting required timelines, and at lowest total cost and risk to the business
- Workflow delegation to applicable buyers
- Ensure end user actions and commitments are adhered to e.g. issuing SOW / specification/ drawings.
- Mentorship and development of delegates and fellow procurement members
- Support training requirements and agreed development plans of the team
- Participating in the development and implementation of Services Category Sourcing Strategies and supply contracts for Services through the participation in cross functional category teams in line with the overall business objectives including order automation, contract coverage, and BBBEE objectives
- Strategic Commodity ownership and management (Example: FM, MRO, Leases, or Logistics)
- Leading strategy development and commercial opportunity identification
- Strategic Management of Strategic RFx processes and contracting of strategic services
- Approval of contracts and orders as per allocated authorization
- Negotiate and update monthly/quarterly and Annual pricing and contracts on Maximo.
- Assume an analyst role to assist Buyers in negotiating proposed supplier price increases, industry analysis, spend analysis, etc.
- Review and Support supplier selection and evaluation process and administration including Agency letters, Sole Source Requests/ Waivers, and Distribution Letters.
- Managing supplier relationships and performance with suitable key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Perform Supplier Audits and SLA evaluations
- Driving sustainable total cost of ownership savings through appropriate and effective sourcing strategies and recording of Cost saving initiatives monthly
- Drive, support and deliver sustainable procurement project initiates
- Drive, support, and deliver procurement BBBEE objectives and targets
- Manage the risk register and update applicable actions
- Participate in departmental and external audits as required
- Conduct ad hoc internal audits in accordance with the procurement policies and procedures
- Conclude, respond, and close out audit findings within specified and agreed timeframes
- Manage relationships with internal departments at a senior level, ensuring that Buyers attend their applicable meetings and file records thereof.
- Resolve daily queries and urgent issues from end-users and suppliers.
- Manage transgressions registers and highlight supplier / user issues that require management intervention
- Co-ordinate activities among departments to ensure the smooth operation of the R2P process. Facilitate & Ensure Buyer interactions with accounts in resolving Account Queries / Account Recon actions
- Monthly and Quarterly contribution towards the compilation of reports, preparation and submission of dashboards.
- Analyze weekly transactional reports and interrogate reasons for overdue PR’s & PO’s with individual Buyers. Escalate issues and file records of weekly interactions.
- Record and monitor savings objectives, projections, progress, and actuals
- Quarterly reporting on procurement strategy and sourcing plan
- Min 3 years procurement experience and 2 years leadership experience
- Proven experience with Strategy development, implementation
- Proven experience with Strategic Commodities such as FM, MRO, and Logistics
- Proven experience with procurement auditing requirements, and supplier management
- Experience with strategic RFx processes and contracts
- Strong analytical thinking capability and skills.
- Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Computer literate and knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products and ERP Knowledge and experience with the either SAP, Oracle or Maximo system would be an advantage.

A high level of integrity, ethics, and attention to detail