Procurement Manager (Engineering)

Afrique Connection Consultancy; Boksburg; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Afrique Connection Consultancy in Boksburg, Gauteng, is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead the procurement department. You will manage the purchasing team, source material, evaluate suppliers and drive strategic contracts in line with group policy and B-BBEE goals.

Responsibilities include overseeing ERP-based purchase orders (Navision/Business Central), maintaining data integrity, leading localisation initiatives, and coordinating with internal clients to optimise supply chain

Qualifications

• Requires degree in procurement or supply chain management.
• Engineering qualification is advantageous.
• Experience with MRP/MPS and ERP systems.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Excellent data analysis and MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the purchasing team and overall procurement department.
• Source and purchase materials and services; manage supplier evaluations.
• Negotiate contracts to optimise price, quality and delivery.
• Maintain ERP data accuracy and purchase order traceability.
• Drive localisation and B-BBEE procurement goals.
• Prepare monthly procurement reports and cost savings data.

Skills

Procurement management

Supplier evaluation

MRP planning

ERP systems

Excel proficiency

Education

Degree in Procurement or Supply Chain Management & Logistics

Engineering qualification

Tools

Navision / Business Central

SAP

Job description

About this position

About the role

Our client, the South African operation of a large global engineering and technology group, is looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to lead its procurement department in Boksburg, Gauteng. You'll manage the purchasing team and take overall responsibility for sourcing and purchasing productive and non-productive material, supplier evaluation, strategic contracts, localisation and B-BBEE procurement goals.

Job summary

• Manage the purchasing team, with overall responsibility for the procurement department.
• Source and purchase productive and non-productive material in line with group procurement policy.
• Evaluate suppliers in line with local and group procurement policy.
• Ensure data integrity of procurement and inventory system data.
• Manage strategic contracts.
• Support the company in achieving its B-BBEE goals.
• Take part in global procurement initiatives and manage local localisation initiatives.
• Lead and control purchasing by coordinating with the purchasing team and internal customers.

Purchasing and sourcing material

• Source spares, materials, services, engineering supplies and sub-assemblies for projects from new and existing local suppliers.
• Negotiate supplier quality, price, delivery and quantity, optimising economies of scale.
• Initiate, negotiate and implement agreements and contracts to secure the best commercial advantage and continuity of supply.
• Process purchase orders in the ERP system (Navision / Business Central), track delivery status and ensure purchase order traceability.
• Run annual and other price-increase reviews and audits with suppliers.
• Promote procurement from direct suppliers, cutting out middlemen where possible.
• Manage returns of incorrect or oversupplied items, and initiate and expedite purchase orders for outworks.
• Lead inventory management initiatives and drive a demand-driven supply chain through MRP planning and Just-in-Time deliveries.

Supplier management and evaluation

• Evaluate suppliers, give feedback on findings and follow up on improvements.
• Continuously source alternative suppliers with better B-BBEE ratings, pricing and delivery.
• Coordinate trials with new suppliers to ensure quality of goods and services.
• Ensure B-BBEE targets (procurement spend, ED/SED etc.) are met monthly.
• Keep supplier drawing registers up to date, and set up and renew SLAs and supplier contracts.
• Monitor supplier conformance to quality systems and obtain the required quality certificates.

General

• Lead, develop and manage the procurement team to achieve operational excellence, strategic objectives and high stakeholder satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with group purchasing policies and signature mandate requirements.
• Represent procurement in cross-functional meetings with Sales, Production, Finance, Logistics, Engineering and Projects.
• Lead resolution of supply chain and supplier issues with internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare and present monthly procurement reports (spend analysis, S-OTIF, inventory, cost savings, NCR rate etc.).
• Act as the technical liaison between Procurement and Engineering on specifications, drawings and requirements.
• Conduct supplier assessments, audits and evaluations to support development and risk management.
• Provide technical buying support when commodity buyers, buyers or logistics staff are absent.
• Open new vendor accounts, maintain accurate supplier records and coordinate inspection items with the Quality Manager.

Qualifications

• Degree in Procurement or in Supply Chain Management & Logistics.
• Technical qualification in engineering (mechanical or industrial).

Experience

• 5–8 years’ experience in procurement and supply chain management with annual spend above R300 million, preferably in an engineering environment.
• In-depth knowledge of import and export processes.
• Experience with both foreign and local procurement.
• Commercial contract negotiation with foreign and local suppliers.
• In-depth, up-to-date knowledge of MRP and MPS.
• Parts management and inventory optimisation experience (advantageous).
• Supplier development and B-BBEE preferential procurement strategy.
• Advanced MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• ERP experience, preferably Navision, Business Central or SAP.
• Leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commercial and legal acumen; economic and market awareness.
• Accuracy and attention to detail; data and information analysis.
• Analytical, creative problem-solving and decision-making.
• Planning, organising and negotiating skills.

Remuneration

Market related, depending on experience.