Job Description

Overview

• Lead supplier development, supplier negotiations, RFQs, and CMO category strategy for major suppliers.
• Identification of continuous improvement opportunities

ResponsibilitiesSupplier management

• Communicate and negotiate with suppliers.
• Monitor quality standards and identify performance failures.
• Conduct supplier audits and report on supplier performance.
• Manage supplier communications and documents and process flow, including RFIs, RFP, RFQ, and RFBs.
• Resolve supplier issues; maintain working relationships with key suppliers.
• Set up new vendors and coordinate with legal to support new contracts; maintain/ update existing contracts.
• Identify new suppliers and products in the marketplace.
• Vet potential suppliers capabilities (delivery, quality, services).
• Review insourcing and outsourcing opportunities.
• Negotiate with suppliers to carry stock for fast moving items.
• Assist in the drafting of specifications as required and provide advice and guidance to customers on procurement processes.
• Review and approve price variances (Order vs Invoice Prices).
• BBBEE and procurement administration.

Risk management

• Maintain and report on adherence to internal and external compliance requirements.
• Actively reduce third-party risk exposure.
• Carry out risk management processes within CMO category.

Quality and qualifying products

• Assist quality teams to obtain products needed to conduct finished product testing.
• Schedule product trials and coordinate samples.

Reporting and record keeping

• Maintain repository of procurement-related knowledge.
• Maintain complete, compliant documentation of purchasing activities.
• Maintain standards and update SOPs for documentation and filing requirements.

Budgeting

• Manage and optimise use of Category budget.
• Provide input into required changes in resources to enable achievement of objectives.
• Monitor, track and report on expenditure against budget.

Planning and coordination

• Optimise processes, identify gaps in policies, procedures, and legislation, and propose changes or improvements to management.
• Provide technical advice to internal stakeholders.

Skills requiredBackground/experience

• 6 years' relevant experience
• Experience in a manufacturing procurement environment, and preferably with significant experience in a CMO environment.
• National Diploma in relevant field (Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Finance), or a related discipline

Specific job skills

• Computer literacy

Competencies

• Customer Awareness
• Meeting Deadlines
• Making Decisions
• Planning and Organising
• Interrogating Information

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