Head of Finance (Port Elizabeth)

Responsibilities

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

Additional Responsibilities

• Monitor quality standards and identify performance failures.
• Conduct supplier audits and report on supplier performance.
• Manage supplier communications, documents, and process flow, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and RFBs.
• Resolve supplier issues; maintain working relationships with key suppliers.
• Set up new vendors and coordinate with legal to support new contracts; maintain and update existing contracts.
• Identify new suppliers and products in the marketplace.
• Review insourcing and outsourcing opportunities.
• Negotiate with suppliers to carry stock for fast-moving items.
• Assist in drafting specifications and provide guidance on procurement processes.
• Review and approve price variances (Order vs Invoice Prices).
• Handle BBBEE and procurement administration.
• Maintain and report on compliance with internal and external requirements.
• Reduce third-party risk exposure actively.
• Carry out risk management processes within the CMO category.
• Maintain procurement-related knowledge repository.
• Ensure complete, compliant documentation of purchasing activities.
• Maintain standards and update SOPs for documentation and filing.

Budgeting

• Manage and optimize the use of the category budget.
• Provide input for resource adjustments to meet objectives.
• Monitor, track, and report expenditure against the budget.

Planning & Coordination

• Optimize processes, identify gaps in policies, procedures, and legislation, and propose improvements.
• Provide technical advice to internal stakeholders.