sourcing and supply manager

The Sourcing and Supplier Manager is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the procurement of goods and services meets quality, cost, and delivery to ensure continuity of supply. This role plays a critical part in optimizing supply chain performance, mitigating risks, and driving value through strategic partnerships. One of the main responsibilities includes managing the procurement team to ensure sourcing policies and practices are adhere to when sourcing parts and qualifying new suppliers.

Key Job Functions
Procurement / Purchasing Strategy

• Participate in the development and review of the Procurement / Sourcing strategy
• Ensure compliance to supply chain policy, preferential procurement policy
• Identify and drive cost saving opportunities where possible
• Identify demand reduction ad supply consolidation opportunities where possible.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure purchasing principles and processes are adhered to within the Technical Procurement Team, to meet objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality, and delivery targets (OTIF)
• Ensure purchasing policy, guidelines and any associated documents are in place and updated when required.
• Develop electronic procurement processes/systems where possible
• Monitor, measure and report on key performance indicators.
• Draft, review and negotiate agreements to optimise commercial terms.
• Manage contract terms with suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms with technical and operational input from applicable stakeholders.
• Monitor and manager shortfalls
• Manage and approve the selection of alternative products and suppliers
• Oversee the maintenance of supplier mater data to ensure effective materials planning and ordering
• Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact of purchasing activities.
• Ensure that the functions operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors.
• Perform adhoc tasks as when required.

Supplier Management

• Institute SLA agreements
• Manage supplier performance against SLA agreements
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve performance and bring innovation to materials and services.
• Oversee and approve all new suppliers
• Build and maintain respectful and professional relationships with suppliers.
• Monitor SCAR process – Approve and ensure actions
• Perform continuous risk analyses on suppliers.
• Identify high risk supplier and continuously improve supply to the department.

Sourcing BOM Supplier and Parts

• Provide list of prequalified suppliers to all stakeholders
• Manage database on prequalified products
• Evaluate and adjudicate RFQs/Tenders
• Oversee and provide procurement resource on new project development
• Manage and oversee the Technical Quote Request process
• Manage and oversee the Research and Investigation Request process

Cost Centres

• Analyse spend data to identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Mitigate supply risks through diversification and contingency planning.

• Collaborate with finance to manage budgets and forecast procurement costs.

• Perform yearly audits on all qualified suppliers' costing

• Continuously keep track of market trends and movements
• Provide inputs to the budgets process (e.g., market conditions, supplier performance, alternative suppliers).
• Manage and oversee all cost savings projects

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and action improvement opportunities within the department.
• Ensure best operating practices are implemented and continuous improvement embedded within all functions.
• Drive all projects and report to GM: Procurement and Logistics on outputs, status, risks, and management thereof.
• Review supplier performance and drive improvement projects.
• Ensure savings targets are achieved by evaluating gaps and identifying solutions.
• Implement applicable cost control programs and measures.
• Create and develop a departmental reporting structure
• Develop and ensure departmental standard operating procedures are relevant and up to date.

People Management

• Build an effective team
• Manage and motivate the Procurement team in delivering team objectives.
• Set team objectives.
• Analyse & evaluate team/individual performance including (KPA/KPI)
• Succession planning / career path development.
• Training / upliftment of team members.
• Mentor & guidance of team members.
• Ensure a disciplined workforce is maintained / resolving disciplinary issues in accordance with company policies.

Qualifications And Experience

• Minimum Qualification:
• Minimum qualification: NQF Level 6 National Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or related field.
• Ideal qualification: NQF Level 7 Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supplier management.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in procurement software
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Knowledge of global sourcing, logistics, and compliance regulations.
• Experience in Manufacturing environment
• Excellent working knowledge in MS Office Suite, i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• The incumbent should have the ability to work under pressure and maintain required standards.
• Able & willing to work overtime and under pressure

Competencies

• Solid business acumen and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Strong Analytical skills negotiation and problem-solving abilities.
• Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines.
• Commercially and financially aware with experience in budgets.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to prioritize.
• Ability to present organised and thorough information and data, appropriate for intended audience.
• Technical understanding of Boating parts and Systems.
• Knowledge of technical measurements, procedures with the ability of assessing technical tenders.
• Ability to write tender documents
• Ability to take full responsibility and accountability as per the scope of work.
• Must be a diligent person with a high regard of mutual respect.
• Significant experience in Lean Manufacturing waste reduction techniques (5-S, Kaizen, Continuous Flow, Lead Time Reduction, Value Stream Mapping, and Kanban)
• Good understanding of supply chain management.
• Contract management and supplier experience.
• Proven track record of efficiency improvements, quality improvements and project management