Senior Buying Professional

**Job Title / Role: Senior Buying Professional**

**Organization: Lead Country South Africa**

**Location: Midrand, South Africa**

**Reporting Manager: Maria du Toit**

The Business

Siemens is a global powerhouse in diversified engineering providing products, systems and solutions across the Electrification, Automation and Digitalization value chain. The company has been in existence for over 175 years igniting a history of innovation and social development. As an integrated technology company, Siemens aims to play a constructive role in Africa ‘s success story.

Role Headline

Supply of materials based on customer requirements at the lowest price whilst ensuring.

quality and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities of the Role

**Commodity strategies**
- Implement Commodity strategies to ensure long-term, cost-efficient supply of materials

**Standardization**

Implement and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (e.g. compliant Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems)
- Monitor the markets worldwide to create a basis for deciding the optimum sourcing strategy and cooperate with the best suppliers

**Procurement strategies**
- Define and implement Procurement strategies (which are not covered by Commodity strategies) based on conducted demand, market and supplier analysis to ensure long-term, cost-efficient and reliable on-time supply of materials in the required quality

**Negotiations**
- Prepare and conduct negotiations for medium to high Purchasing Volumes to obtain highest feasible savings

**Savings and relevant KPI**
- Generate, document and implement savings, e.g., CNI; plan, monitor and report on relevant KPI to contribute to the success of the business and make results transparent

**Supplier Management**
- Support Supplier Management processes (e.g., qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification); update supplier evaluation systems to obtain and develop the best suppliers and ensure transparency

**Customer Interface**
- Ensure a close cooperation with Internal Customers (requisitioners) to ensure customer care and early involvement

Qualifications and Experience
- Relevant Degree/Diploma or equivalent in Supply Chain Management
- At least 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Management
- Relevant leadership experience
- Background in Continuous Improvement
- Proven performance in Developing/Implementing successful sourcing strategies
- Proficiency in MS Office Applications,
- Preferred Knowledge of SAP
- Knowledge of contract law
- Market knowledge in various commodities
- Organizational change, customer focused, good communication and negotiation skills are required

Attributes and skills
- Experimenting and agile working
- Siemens digitalization strategy
- Smart data analytics methods
- Compliance in regard to supplier relationship
- Contract Management (SCM)
- Cost structure / cost drivers
- Demand, Market, Supplier Analysis
- Material field strategy development
- Negotiation in procurement (SCM)
- Manufacturing processes along entire supply chain
- Product/ System/ Service Portfolio
- SCM processes and interfaces
- Supplier Management
- Sustainability in the supply chain
- Analytical problem solving and decision making
- Collaborating virtually

**Our culture**:
Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. That’s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success.

The company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets** **under the Employment Equity Act** will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

**Organization**: Smart Infrastructure

**Company**: Siemens Proprietary Limited

**Experience Level**: Experienced Professional

**Full / Part time**: Full-time