Manager Strategic Sourcing & FSD

South African Reserve Bank; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A key financial institution in South Africa is looking for a strategic sourcing manager to oversee sourcing processes and supplier management. Responsibilities include developing sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, ensuring procurement compliance, and analyzing costs to improve efficiency. The ideal candidate should possess negotiation skills and the ability to work closely with various stakeholders to achieve economic benefits. This role is crucial for maintaining the integrity and efficiency of procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic sourcing for the SARB Group by identifying key partners.
• Develop and manage the implementation of overall strategic sourcing strategy.
• Drive the implementation of category management and individual sourcing strategies.
• Provide guidance to category leads on selected sourcing mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and guidelines.
• Analyze procurement costs and suggest methods to reduce expenditure.
• Identify reliable suppliers and negotiate to acquire cost-effective deals.
• Develop operational plans aligned with the Financial Services Department.
• Manage stakeholders to maximize economic benefit and supply continuity.
• Integrate management information for reporting to top management.

Job description

Overview

Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to oversee all strategic sourcing for the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), including planning and supplier development, contract negotiation and supply chain management, ensuring quality, value and transparency.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Oversee strategic sources for the SARB Group by identifying key partners and using negotiation to secure beneficial deals.
• Develop and manage the implementation of the overall strategic sourcing strategy of the SARB.
• Drive the implementation of the category management and individual sourcing strategies.
• Provide strategic guidance to category leads on selected sourcing mechanisms.
• Ensure governance and compliance with the procurement policies and guidelines of the SARB for all strategic sourcing activities.
• Calculate and analyse the costs of procurement and suggest methods to synergise supply opportunities to decrease expenditure and add value to the SARB.
• Research and identify reliable and trustworthy suppliers and strategize and negotiate with them to acquire the most cost-effective deals and to reduce procurement expenses.
• Develop sectional operational plans aligned to the Financial Services Department and the SARB and clarify performance expectations for own team.
• Manage the stakeholders within the supply chain to derive maximum economic benefit and continuity of supply to the SARB.
• Analyse and integrate sectional management information for reporting to top management and other relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate and liaise with the operations and governance sections to optimise the procurement and governance process in order to attain maximum efficiency.