Procurement Specialist

Well-established automotive company based in Durban are seeking a qualified and experienced applicant to join their dynamic team.

Requirements:

• National Diploma in Supply Chain Management
• CIPS level 5 and above
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Working knowledge of Automotive standards (PPAP, APQP)

Duties relevant to task:

Procurement Management:

• Ensure integrity and transparency in Supplier Management and Sourcing.
• Participate in the vendor approval process on SharePoint.
• Assist in supporting and identifying procurement synergies with central procurement and opportunities to become more efficient.
• Facilitate cross functional & cross plant communication forum to seek synergies and benchmarks.
• Implement continuous improvement activities with suppliers to achieve supply base management targets.
• Identify negotiation opportunities (cost benefits and terms and conditions).
• Research and benchmark procedures, processes, and practices.
• Actively identify cost savings/avoidance opportunities using spend analysis, cost categorisation, vendor categorisation, LPP’s, CBD’s etc.
• Management and control of item master and creation of item codes with correct allocations to GL expense.
• Project buying and coordination of bought out parts according to customer project milestones.

Control Milestones:

• Achieve agreed targets and work within agreed deadlines in line with Procurement objectives
• Assist in the management of supplier contract amendments process.

BBBEE

• Optimise BBBEE spend through the identification of ED and SD suppliers.
• Create an awareness internally for end-users to use BEE vendors.
• Provide support in reporting of BBBEE procurement spend.
• Assist in the co-ordination and collection of BBBEE evidence for company certification.

Tenders & RFQ's:

• Compile and submit Request for Tender / Request for Quotation documents to identified suppliers.
• Compile tender evaluation reports for presentation to tender Committee with recommendations and supporting information.
• Evaluate tenders by co-ordinating input from all role players to facilitate adjudication process.
• Participate in tender adjudication process according to the company procedure.
• Analyse quotes and make recommendations Conduct Supplier evaluations to determine whether Suppliers can fulfil requirements.
• Negotiate terms and conditions within agreed mandates (Price, Quality, Delivery conditions, payment terms, etc.)

Key Material Trend Analysis:

• Maintain and update material standards where applicable.

Supplier Evaluations:

• Assist the Factories with the resolution of Supplier problems (Quality, supply, etc.)
• Review key Supplier performance (audits and supplier visits) and compile Supplier Reports.
• Identify opportunities for improvements with Suppliers.
• Maintain and develop Suppliers to add value by, targeted value-added projects, substitution, aggregation of purchase value engineering.
• Chair supplier/end-user meetings to maintain strategic supplier relationships.
• Assist in the design of the supplier audit matrix; implement, maintain, and manage.

Financial Control

• Participate in the Audit process.
• Adhere to Financial Policies and Procedures.
• Protect company assets (working capital & fixed assets).
• Detect and prevent fraud.
• Promote good Corporate Governance.
• Monitor and control consumables Working Capital.

Policies and Procedures

• Maintain Procurement Policies, Procedures, Protocols, Work Instructions, Codes of Practice, etc.
• Roll out and control Procurement processes.
• Ensure implementation and compliance of Procurement Policies and Procedures.

Customer Relations

• Maintain and improve relationships with procurements customers.
• Identify opportunities for improvements with customers.

Supplier Relations

• Maintain and improve relationships with suppliers.
• Maintain the vendor performance management system.
• Ensure improvement in vendor performance and compliance with company requirements.
• Maintain and improve relations with suppliers.

Reporting:

• Procurement KPI’s.
• Review open orders report.
• Review open requisitions.
• Status report on Contracts/catalogue progress
• Monthly Spend analysis.

Should you wish to apply  through to Erin Bentz at

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.