Procurement Manager

Chainlink Recruitment; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency in Kempton Park is seeking a highly capable Procurement Manager to ensure operational needs are met. This role involves managing the purchasing process, leading supplier negotiations, and identifying cost-saving opportunities. Candidates should have a relevant degree, proven experience in purchasing, and strong negotiation skills. Join a dynamic team focused on driving efficiency and supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Proven purchasing experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with ERP systems or databases.
• Expert negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the buying process for goods in line with specified targets.
• Negotiate contracts and improve prices with suppliers.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods.

Skills

Strong negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Technical knowledge

Education

Relevant manufacturing / engineering degree

Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)

Tools

ERP systems (Syspro preferable)

MS Office

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly capable Procurement Manager.

The incumbent will be responsible for purchasing goods, materials, and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met. This role will also proactively investigate Value Engineering opportunities as vetting pricing provides by contractors on materials and services quotes. The Procurement Manager is responsible for leading negotiations, supplier management and independently identifying cost-saving opportunities and vendor risks.

Key Performance Areas

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manage the buying process for a given set of goods in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets.
• Collect, organize and synthesize data to support others in their functional area. Analyse data and reports using statistical techniques.
• Develop and maintain a strong foundation of function skills and knowledge of relevant purchasing and sourcing concepts.
• Manage problems and schedule changes and ensure changes are reflected within our ERP system.
• Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Balance both tactical executions with strategic initiatives necessary to drive cost reduction projects.
• Actively participate in supplier performance reviews and undertake research on new suppliers.
• Deliver briefs, updates and reports as required.
• Establish working relationships with vendors to strengthen business and support company strategies.
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.

Qualifications / Skills

• Relevant manufacturing / engineering degree is preferred.
• Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is an asset.
• Proven purchasing experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Contract management and supplier development experience.
• Robust technical knowledge.
• Experience working with ERP systems or databases.
• Project management experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Expert negotiation skills.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office, ERP (Syspro preferable but any ERP system exposure is acceptable).

Experience / Abilities

• Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem identification and solution abilities.
• Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines.
• Commercially and financially aware.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously.
• A developed and strong foundation of function skills and knowledge of relevant purchasing and sourcing concepts.