Procurement Consultant (Projects)

DataTech Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a vibrant consultant to join a forward-thinking company in Cape Town. This role focuses on client procurement consulting, requiring a proactive approach to work with diverse clients and their teams on various projects. The ideal candidate will possess 4-5 years of procurement experience, showcasing strong stakeholder management and communication skills. You will lead projects, deliver high-quality pitches, and effectively manage data to provide insightful information. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will help shape procurement strategies and drive success for clients.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience in Procurement, preferably indirect procurement.
• Advanced understanding of contract management and drafting.

Responsibilities

• Delivering Procurement and SRM projects and roles ambitiously.
• Reviewing data and contracts efficiently, and presenting during pitches.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Data Management

Negotiation Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in Procurement/Supply Chain

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Professional Social Media (LinkedIn)

Job description

Procurement Consultant (Projects) required in Cape Town.

A great and exciting opportunity exists for a vibrant “out of the box thinker” to take up a role as Consultant (Procurement Projects).

The key focus will be on client procurement consulting. You will need the desire and ability to work with different clients and their procurement teams on short to medium term assignments or projects to help them deliver their procurement goals.

The suitable candidate should be good at working with stakeholders, who have at least 4-5 years’ experience in Procurement, prepared to travel and are excited to work for a progressive and forward-thinking company.

Salary: R25 000 – R40 000 per month.

Responsibilities:

1. Ambitiously delivering Procurement and SRM type projects and roles
2. Getting involved in pulling together high-quality client pitches
3. Reviewing data to extract interesting information on excel
4. Reviewing contracts efficiently or drafting schedules of work and commercial ones where necessary
5. Posting articles in relation to procurement or industry where necessary on professional social media sites like LinkedIn
6. Taking the lead on projects where necessary helping other team members deliver their duties
7. Reviewing work by other colleagues and providing constructive feedback
8. Communicating positively in every interaction with colleagues, collaborators or clients ensuring that even the most difficult message is always delivered professionally without detriment to the company.
9. Presenting during pitches or projects in front of clients and team members
10. Attending networking events to sell

Requirements:

1. Relevant tertiary qualification in Procurement/Supply Chain or related field is advantageous
2. Minimum 4-5 years of Procurement experience, preferably indirect procurement
3. Experience in client consulting on procurement projects
4. Tender and adjudication experience
5. Advanced understanding of third-party best practice contract management and drafting
6. Above par communication skills and your adaptability based on the audience and situation
7. Strong ability to observing problems/issues and come up with ideas to streamline
8. Senior stakeholder management
9. Proven results negotiating in leading commercial negotiations with suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver the right outcome both commercially and as a service
10. Data management and being able to read what is presented is paramount to be able to extract and manipulate data to present insightful information
11. You need to be meticulous and have attention to detail