Category Specialist

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Integrate and co-ordinate category specific procurement management process**
- Conducting category-specific value chain analysis to determine optimal configuration of suppliers to meet commercial, technical, quality and operational objectives.
- Identify key improvement areas on an ongoing basis and implement in order to maximise savings.
- Prepare and present monthly/ weekly reports and in so doing identify trends and potential cost savings.
- Monitor category spend against budget.
- Responsible for continuous improvement within the commodity sourcing capacity.
- Tracking and reporting TCO benefits derived from the value opportunities.

**Develop and maintain appropriate commodity specific procurement sourcing strategies**
- Guiding alignment with FA procurement policy, legal requirements and contracting strategies.
- Align the sourcing strategy with technical, commercial and demand management levers.
- Guiding and directing Divisional specific category sourcing.
- Directing the delivery of quantifiable savings proportionate to the commodity spend.
- Monitor alignment with negotiated and contractual agreements.

**Supplier Management**
- Identify best suppliers based on business requirements.
- Define and manager key supplier relationships.
- Negotiate the best prices and contract/ purchasing terms with key suppliers.
- Resolve supplier issues.
- Provide category specific reporting.
- Developing and manages supplier relations with suppliers for assigned commodities.
- Managing problem identification, diagnosis and resolution, and issue escalation and resolution with suppliers.
- Leading supplier clarification meetings during bid process for assigned commodities.
- Analysing B-BBEE opportunities across assigned commodities.
- Managing the implementation of appropriate supplier development opportunities.

**Talent Management**
- Developing the capabilities of the team members by establishing and monitoring individual development plans.
- Directing the effective working relationships and establishing synergy with other teams within FA.
- Managing the effective performance and development of all reporting staff.
- Mentoring and coaching staff where required.
- Influencing and presenting of KPI reports at appropriate forums.
- Advising on sourcing strategies and providing expertise and knowledge transfer to relevant teams.
- Assist in growth and development of team members.

**Stakeholder Management**
- Guiding the team towards a thorough understanding of the internal customer business and operational issues in order to influence the sourcing strategy and overall approach.
- Guiding the determining customer needs.
- Monitoring and managing customer satisfaction and timely corrective action.
- Managing ad maintaining close relationships with key internal stakeholders.
- Managing specific inter-dependencies with key business processes.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- BCom (Hons) or equivalent or CIPS level 6.
- MBA will be an added advantage.

**EXPERIENCE**
- 10 years previous procurement management and purchasing experience with responsibility for delivering financial servings.
- Experience in mining, mining services or construction would be advantageous.
- Intense experience in global strategic sourcing and commercial supply change management.

**SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES REQUIRED**
- Strategic sourcing methodology.
- Financial and spend analysis.
- Commercial management of contracts.
- Procure-to-Pay Process.
- Contract management.
- Negotiation strategy development and implementation.

**Closing Date: 13 December 2024