Commodity Manager

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**_designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating_**
**_Division._**

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**_ Operating Division : Transnet Freight Rail_**

**_ Position Title : Commodity Manager_**

**_ Employee Group : Permanent_**

**_ Department : Supply Chain_**

**_ Location : Parktown_**

**_ Reporting To : Specialist: Tactical Procurement_**

**_ Grade Level : E_**

**_ Reference Number : 50018494_**

**_ Position Purpose:_**
- To develop and deploy value adding commodity sourcing strategies to deliver value through strategic sourcing.
- Implement Transnet’s iSCM strategy with a long-term goal to deliver the right product/ service, of the right quantity and

condition, to the right place at the right time for the right customer at the right price and quality.
- Implementation of commodity strategies and other initiatives in delivering the procurement savings target.
- Support key purchasing requirements, including vendor search, vendor management, evaluation, negotiations, follow up on

delivery/performance and post-delivery dispute resolution.
- Manage Division’s portfolio of strategic commodities through cross functional sourcing teams for effective execution of

portfolio-based commodity strategies, as well as ensuring the overall sustainability of commodity-based initiatives in the OD.
- Support effective execution of the integrated Supply Chain Management (iSCM) strategy, specifically through participation in

the Strategic Sourcing Centre of Excellence (COE).

**_Position outputs:_**
- Implement the Commodity strategy formulation and execution.
- Conduct Market research and data analysis of strategic commodities.
- Analyses spend to identify optimisation levers for strategic commodities.
- Development of potential cost saving initiatives that will reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of that commodity.
- Evaluate and prioritise cost saving initiatives and development of the action plans for execution.
- Management and participation in the execution of the plan.
- Contribute thought leadership and insights for continuous improvement of strategic sourcing within Transnet as part of the

activities of the Strategic Sourcing COE.
- Ensure that commodity strategies adequately respond to directives, mandates and initiatives set by the iSCM Council and

other bodies and persons in authority. Provide regular feedback on progress and highlight or escalate snags and problems
- immediately as they occur.
- Manage the tender process.
- Drive the tender initiation process including maintaining tender register, compiling tender documentation, inviting and

receiving tenders, scheduling tender receipts, and liaising with user departments.
- Facilitate the tender adjudication process by reviewing tenders, evaluating and validating tenders and expediting of tender

adjudication.
- Administration of the process of awarding tenders including signing-off letters of acceptance or regrets; distributing and

communicating tenders to end users and ensuring compliance.
- Management of contracts pertaining to strategic sourcing and reporting thereof, including renewal or termination processes.
- Manage relationships with Suppliers.
- Implement supplier relationship management strategies throughout their lifecycle.
- Implement, develop and track supplier capability mapping, complete commodity and industry benchmarking projects and

maintain a database and research statistics.
- Ensure enforcement of service level agreement enforcement with external service providers.
- Development and management of the strategic supplier relationship and lead regular supplier reviews which include

feedback on price, quality and delivery.
- Manage supplier performance review and supplier scorecards.
- Commodity performance monitoring:

- Consolidate and report on delivery against savings targets for commodities in line with strategic sourcing reporting format,

key performance indicators and metrics.
- Input into reporting on overall performance of the strategic sourcing programme within the OD structures and the iSCM

Council.
- Track progress against savings plan, delivery of benefits targets and action plans for commodity, using the business

intelligence processes established as part of the iSCM.
- Highlight achievement of strategic and tactical targets on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis on Divisional levels for

commodity.
- Compliance to policies, procedu