Head: Strategic Sourcing

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

**_ Position Title : Head: Strategic Sourcing_**

**_ Employee Group : Permanent_**

**_ Department : Supply Chain_**

**_ Location : Durban_**

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

**_ Grade Level : C_**

**_ Reference Number : 202643_**

**_ Position Purpose:_**
- Experienced Strategic Sourcing and/or Supply Chain Management turnaround specialist with proven track record in public
- governance and compliance, operational efficiency, cost reengineering and reputation management.
- Lead the TPT Head Office Strategic Sourcing department, across all areas of spend within designated portfolio with the goal

of securing short, medium and long term supply of strategic commodities, achieving significant initial cost reductions, with
- year on year productivity improvement in the total cost of goods and services procured while maintaining product quality and

vendor service levels.
- Develops and implements sourcing strategies to improve the efficiency of all strategic sourcing procurement events,

demand management to contract management and close-out, while reducing the total cost.

**_Position outputs:_**

Implement strategic sourcing strategies and processes to deliver commercial outcomes for Transnet Port Terminals:

- Formulate sourcing strategies to ensure successful implementation;
- Supports continuous improvement by seeking out efficient business solutions to improve processes in support of overall

business strategy and direction;
- Identify potential bottlenecks in strategic sourcing and formulate plans to manage potential risks; and
- Conduct training and awareness sessions in all applicable internal and external policies, regulations and laws that impact on

strategic sourcing and monitor and report on breaches and submit and implement recovery plans.
- Manage Service delivery in strategic sourcing:

- Ensures optimal execution of strategic sourcing procurement events and timeous delivery of required services.
- Facilitates proper demand management and forecasting to ensure security of supply.
- Works closely with Governance, Legal, Risk Management, Finance and all regions to expedite service delivery.
- Ensures that the level of service is maintained by developing metrics on the number of strategic sourcing projects delivered,

the lead time for those projects and lessons learned.
- Participate in innovation and research of emerging trends in strategic commodities/associated industries to inform process

re-engineering.
- Supports the Senior Sourcing Managers in developing sourcing strategies to standardize and streamline the strategic

sourcing process for their respective categories. Interacts at a strategic level with General Managers, Regional Managing
- Executives, iSCM Council, etc. Oversees all Strategic Sourcing activities for the Transnet Port Terminals Head office and

support the Regional Heads of Supply Chain Management in executing their sourcing strategies.

Manage key stakeholder relationships:

- Builds partnerships with all key stakeholders in the development of opportunities for business value or service enhancement;
- Ensures implementation of supplier development and B-BBEE objectives;
- Interacts at a strategic level with Group Executives, General Manager, Executives, etc.
- Manages interactions with key suppliers and is responsible for resolving disputes regarding key supplier relations;
- Negotiates and confirms Service Levels and KPIs with internal customers; and
- Ensures standardisation of strategic sourcing projects delivered in the business.

Management of supplier relations:

- Develops and implements a contract management plan for TPT’s strategic suppliers;
- Maintains close relations with Transnet Port Terminals strategic suppliers;
- Ensures that all supplier disputes around access to delivery sites and payment related issues are timeously resolved;
- Ensures that Transnet Port Terminals strategic suppliers adhere to Health and Safety regulations that are applicable to their

delivery sites;
- Closely monitors any reputational risks associated with strategic suppliers and proactively takes steps to ensure that the

reputational risks do not affect Transnet adversely; and
- Continuously monitors supply risks in the market due to risk factors such as the Covid-19

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