Automotive Commodity Lead: Strategy & Global Sourcing

Staff Solutions; Akasia; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Solutions is seeking an experienced procurement professional in South Africa to lead commodity strategy and supplier insights from a base in Gauteng. The role focuses on delivering strategic plans, tracking commodity metrics, and ensuring performance against SLAs while managing risk and compliance.

You will support the Commodity Director in developing strategies for multiple commodities and implement purchasing processes such as RFx launches and catalogue management, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in Business, Purchasing or Engineering preferred.
• Prior experience with purchasing / strategic sourcing or sales is highly desirable.
• Experience in global commodity management and advanced analytics tools advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of commodity strategic plan
• Commodity-specific metrics
• Performance versus business SLAs
• Business stakeholder satisfaction
• Supply performance
• Compliance and risk management
• Organizational impact and personal development
• Support the Commodity Director / Manager in development of strategy for his/her commodities
• Implement the commodity strategic purchasing process, under management of the GCD (e.g., launch RFx, manage catalogue, etc)
• Provide insights into specific suppliers, markets and business factors
• Ensure compliance with global policy

Education

Diploma/degree in Business, Purchasing or Engineering

Job description

Staff Solutions is seeking an experienced procurement professional in South Africa to lead commodity strategy and supplier insights from a base in Gauteng. The role focuses on delivering strategic plans, tracking commodity metrics, and ensuring performance against SLAs while managing risk and compliance.

You will support the Commodity Director in developing strategies for multiple commodities and implement purchasing processes such as RFx launches and catalogue management, with emphasis on