Senior Manager: Contract Management Nec

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**_ Operating Division : TPT POD Corporate H/O_**

**_ Position Title : Senior Manager: Contract Management NEC_**

**_ Employee Group : Permanent_**

**_ Department : Supply Chain_**

**_ Location : Durban_**

**_ Reporting To : General Manager: Supply Chain Management_**

**_ Grade Level : D_**

**_ Reference Number : 202909_**

**_ Position Purpose:_**

To customise the Transnet standardised contracting approach for Transnet Port Terminals and provide efficient and effective

management of TPT contracts across all terminals. To develop policies and procedures for the proper management of

contracts at TPT, to ensure its contractual interests are protected and contract execution supports the needs of the business,

while the risks are minimised. To review contracts relating to supply management, commercial contracts, tariff agreements to

ensure effective contract management and risk management.

**_ Position outputs:_**

1. Implement contract management framework

Plan, articulate and formulate Transnet’s contract management approach applicable to the management of its portfolio of
supply, commercial, lease contracts

Implement a contract expiry system that tracks all contracts for TPT from R1 and above to ensure contracts are in place prior

to expiry;

Take responsibility for CLM and all matters pertaining from a supply contracts point of view and maintenance of contract

templates on CLM;
Regularly monitor day-to-day aspects of contracts administration to monitor that costs are properly reconciled and checked

against contract payment schedules;
Monitor adherence to Transnet’s contract management approach to show the consolidated achievement of strategic and
tactical objectives on contract management. Formulate plans for corrective action, if required.

2.Manage key stakeholder relationships

Manage all relevant stakeholders to expedite the contract execution process;
Develop and manage a system to gather and communicate supplier performance information to key stakeholders;
Communicate the objectives of contract management framework to internal and external SCM stakeholders;
Develop an applicable Service Level Agreement with set time lines for job progress measurement on contracts;
Conduct training on contract management to Supply Chain Management stakeholders and OD end-users as required.

3.Provide contract management support:
Draft, review and amend strategic, supply and commercial contracts for TPT;
Identifying commercial risk factors at the time of contracting, being involved in the contract negotiation process and providing

the required escape clauses, checking the financial risk in terms of the pricing and terms of price adjustments (i.e. frequency

of adjustments and applicable escalation formulae);
Ensuring the appropriate structure for capital and consumer products on local and foreign supply contracts relating to short-,

medium-, and long term projects;
Monitor the financial impact on the budgets and cash flow to ensure there is always sufficient funds of the terms of contracts;
Manage price adjustments on strategic contracts through developing a dashboard of daily tracking on exchange rate

movements and applicable indices, such as the Consumer Price Index, the Production Price index, SEIFSA Index and

international required indices;
Calculate and verify supplier price adjustment claims, including the development of a format for price breakdowns to be used

for price adjustment purposes;
Develop a tracking system on price management, as per the pricing clauses contained in the various strategic contracts;
Provide input and recommendation on supplier performance against TPT’s strategic contracts and provide support in terms
of follow up if all benefits (i.e. quantity and payment discounts) from commercial deals are utilised.

4.Monitor compliance to contracts management frameworks:
Analyse and report on adherence to contract management practices on TPT’s portfolio of contracts on a quarterly and annual
basis;
Input into formulation of performance indicators and metrics; and

Report on the overall performance of relevant aspects in the Contract Management Office.

5.Provision of strategic Contract Management support:
Manage the budget spend of all contracts;
Contribute to management team activities within the context of the iSCM Strategy and business objectives;
Lobby execut