Procurement Business Analyst

Samaha Consulting; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaha Consulting seeks a Senior Procurement Business Analyst in Johannesburg to drive analytics, strategic sourcing, and cost optimization across IT and Network categories. You will partner with IT, Finance, Legal and suppliers to deliver value from procurement investments.

Responsibilities include spend analytics, category intelligence, TCO evaluation, contract management support, and stakeholder collaboration to realize savings and governance across the Fit2Win program.

Responsibilities

• Analyze IT and Network procurement spend across all categories.
• Develop category dashboards and spend visibility reports.
• Identify cost optimization and consolidation opportunities.
• Conduct demand analysis and forecast future procurement requirements.
• Perform supplier spend concentration and dependency assessments.
• Monitor procurement savings realization and track benefits.
• Manage IT and Network Project Management initiatives.

Job description

Job Purpose

The Senior Procurement Business Analyst is responsible for providing analytical, commercial, and strategic procurement support across Information Technology and Telecommunications Network categories for the Fit2Win Program. The role focuses on spend analysis, sourcing support, contract optimization, vendor performance management, cost reduction initiatives, business case development, overall IT and Network Project Management and procurement governance to ensure maximum value realization from procurement investments.

The incumbent serves as the interface between Procurement, IT, Network Engineering, Finance, Legal, and Suppliers to drive sourcing excellence, supplier performance, cost optimization and risk management across IT and Network infrastructure domains.

Key Responsibilities

1. Spend Analytics and Category Intelligence

Responsibilities

• Analyze IT and Network procurement spend across all categories.
• Develop category dashboards and spend visibility reports.
• Identify cost optimization and consolidation opportunities.
• Conduct demand analysis and forecast future procurement requirements.
• Perform supplier spend concentration and dependency assessments.
• Monitor procurement savings realization and track benefits.
• Manage IT and Network Project Management initiatives

2. Strategic Sourcing Support

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing sourcing strategies for IT and Network categories.
• Assist in conducting Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis.
• Evaluate commercial models and pricing structures.
• Build supplier comparison and bid evaluation models.
• Provide data for supplier negotiations through fact-based analyses.
• Assist in developing a consolidated view of the supplier base

Deliverables

• Sourcing strategy documents
• Commercial comparison models
• Savings calculations
• Executive procurement recommendations
• Provide a detailed analysis of 80/20 split

3. Commercial and Financial Analysis

Responsibilities

• Develop business cases for sourcing initiatives.
• Conduct cost-benefit analyses.
• Evaluate investment proposals.
• Perform benchmarking studies.
• Validate supplier pricing models.
• Analyze contract spend versus budget.
• Support budget planning activities.

Typical Analyses

• Net Present Value (NPV)
• Return on Investment (ROI)
• Payback Period
• TCO Modelling
• Benchmark Pricing Analysis
• Scenario Planning
• Inflation Impact Analysis

4. Contract Management Support

Responsibilities

• Review commercial terms and pricing schedules.
• Track contract milestones and renewals.
• Perform contract utilization analysis.
• Monitor commercial obligations.
• Identify contract optimization opportunities.
• Support renegotiation initiatives.
• Maintain contract databases.

Areas of Focus

• Software licensing agreements
• Managed services contracts
• Network equipment agreements
• Maintenance support contracts
• Cloud consumption agreements
• Framework agreements

5. Cost Optimization and Savings Initiatives

Responsibilities

• Identify savings opportunities across IT and Network categories.
• Develop savings business cases.
• Support supplier rationalization programs.
• Analyze opportunities for automation and digitization.
• Benchmark costs against market standards.
• Track savings realization.

6. Stakeholder Management

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with IT leadership and Network executives.
• Engage Finance and Legal departments.
• Support supplier relationship management activities.
• Facilitate sourcing workshops where required
• Present findings and recommendations to senior management.

Key Stakeholders

• CIO
• CTO
• GSSC (Group Procurement)
• Network Engineering Teams
• Technology Operations
• Finance
• Legal
• Risk and Compliance
• External Suppliers
• Fit2Win