Procurement Manager

BDO South Africa; City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality; On-site; ZAR 60 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Procurement Manager to lead their procurement department. This pivotal role involves developing innovative procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with company policies. The successful candidate will oversee the entire supply chain process, from requisition to payment, while promoting cost-saving initiatives. Join a forward-thinking organization that values strategic thinking and effective supplier engagement, and make a significant impact on the company’s procurement operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing innovative procurement strategies.
• Strong negotiation skills and supplier relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee procurement strategies and supplier relationships.
• Negotiate advantageous terms with suppliers and manage RFP processes.

Skills

Procurement Strategy Development

Supplier Relationship Management

Risk Assessment

Negotiation Skills

Budget Control

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Certification in Supply Chain Management

Tools

Procurement Management Software

Job description

The procurement manager will run the procurement department and will be responsible for developing effective procurement strategies, proactively building and maintaining strategic supplier relationships that add value to BDO. The role will oversee supply chain management from initial requisition to invoice payment ensuring quality control and adhering to the company’s policies and procedures on supply chain management.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop procurement strategies that are inventive, innovative and cost-effective.
• Re-design, refine and implement procurement policies, processes and related controls.
• Once implemented, act as custodian of the procurement policy, processes and control environment.
• Proactively build and maintain strategic supplier relationships that add value to BDO.
• Source and engage reliable suppliers and vendors including management of the RFP process and supplier due diligence.
• Perform risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.
• Negotiate with suppliers to secure advantageous terms which include but are not limited to longer payment terms, and develop future protocols with suppliers to ensure that suppliers will not accept orders without approved purchase orders.
• Work closely with the National Risk Team and the Senior Manager IT Enterprise Governance to review existing contracts with suppliers and perform annual supplier audits and due diligences including performance evaluations to ensure that suppliers adhere to agreed service levels and that these are defined and supported by service level agreements.
• Maintain an approved supplier database that incorporates a consolidation of interchangeable suppliers and includes categorisation fields.
• Oversee the purchase order approval process to ensure that purchase orders are approved timeously, accounted for correctly, approved by the right levels of seniority according to the delegated levels of authority and within set budget levels.
• Assist with obtaining necessary approvals for out of budget expenditure.
• Control the procurement budget and promote a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
• Responsible for the procurement related portion of the ISMS internal project and reporting thereon.
• Responsible to ensure that the company’s procurement is in line with the requirements of the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes and BDO's transformation strategy.
• Responsible for the insurance renewal and day to day insurance queries and claims.
• Provide leadership, coaching and regular performance feedback to team members.
• Prepare procurement reports and presentations as required.
• Assist with internal projects as required from a procurement perspective.