Procurement Specialist

PricewaterhouseCoopers; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 820 000 - 1 149 000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking a Senior Associate to focus on sustainability and procurement management in Johannesburg. This role involves managing sustainability risks, supporting the execution of procurement policies, and working closely with teams to ensure compliance and cost-effectiveness. The ideal candidate will possess a graduate degree and have a background in procurement, analytics, and professional services. This full-time position offers the opportunity to impact sustainability initiatives across Africa.

Qualifications

• Experience working with large data, data management, and data analytics.
• Practical experience working at a site level.
• Drafting contracts, service level agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.

Responsibilities

• Drive all activities related to procurement policy.
• Analyze trends in spending across categories.
• Assist with supplier selection and procurement panel process.

Skills

Procurement software experience

Demonstrated ability to find cost savings

End-to-end procurement process execution

Experience in professional services

Data analysis

Education

Graduate degree

CIPS registered

Job description

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC our people in sustainability focus on integrating environmental, social, economic and governance considerations into business strategies and operations. They provide guidance and support to organisations by managing sustainability risks, identifying opportunities and driving positive social and environmental impact. Those in sustainability reporting at PwC will focus on increasing the capability of the client’s reporting function to meet regulation and stakeholder need for trusted transparent reporting, performance measurement and value‑creation. You will analyse client needs (scoping materiality and gap assessments), offer technical interpretation of regulatory or voluntary standards and use technology to design and embed data and reporting systems, processes and controls in a target operating model.

Focused on relationships you are building meaningful client connections and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear; you ask questions and use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Responsibilities

• Respond effectively to diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into overall strategy.
• Develop deeper understanding of business context and its changes.
• Use reflection to develop self‑awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards, firm’s code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Purpose of Job

The primary role of the Procurement Manager is to support the Procurement Officer. This includes taking responsibility for driving all activities related to procurement policy, ensuring that the policy is executed within the firm. Responsibilities involve training, support, administration, governance, and execution of policy actions to drive compliance, savings, risk mitigation, and overall oversight on procurement activities across Africa.

Key Outputs

• Internal Audit findings – collation, interpretation and execution.
• ISQM – research, understanding, execution; maintenance of database tracking and quality screening.
• NetZero – supplier engagement, categorisation, tracking.
• Budget tracking – analyze trends in spending across categories and develop strategies for cost reduction.
• Supplier Selection – assist with supplier selection across IFS.
• Procurement Panel – assist with panel process.
• ProcureCheck – loading of new data, screening, risk assessment.
• Onboarding – develop automated process for onboarding suppliers.
• Software – continue testing and investigation across the global network.
• Tenders – develop tender process and assist with tenders.
• Policy Development – bring through best practices, adapt to firm needs, develop and execute training for staff.
• Contracts – work with OGC to create SOW in contracts for specific projects/spend (large value).
• Sourcing – determine opportunities for cost reduction and work with LoS to deliver this.
• Networking – work with global network to share and incorporate best practices into Africa.
• BBBEE – review procurement aspects of BBBEE and identify risks for firm on TMPS.
• Deployment and management of ERP software designed to support procurement activities.

Experience

• Procurement software experience.
• Drafting of scope of work.
• Demonstrated ability to find cost savings.
• Drafting of contracts, service level agreements, non‑disclosure agreements.
• End‑to‑end procurement process execution – sourcing through to payment.
• Procure‑to‑Pay experience.
• Experience working with large data, data management and data analytics.
• Practical experience working at a site level.
• Experience in professional services (highly desirable).

Qualifications

• Graduate degree.
• CIPS registered (preferred).

Competencies / Attributes

• Highly analytical.
• Whole leadership.
• Business acumen.
• Technical and digital.
• Global and inclusive.
• Relationships.

Optional Skills

• Accepting feedback.
• Active listening.
• Analytical thinking.
• Climate finance.
• Climate reporting.
• Communication.
• Creativity.
• Data analysis.
• Data modeling.
• Economic impact valuation.
• Embracing change.
• Emotional regulation.
• Empathy.
• Environmental social and governance (ESG) reporting.
• Environmental impact valuation.
• Inclusion.
• Intellectual curiosity.
• Internal controls.
• Learning agility.
• Materiality analysis.
• Maturity assessments.
• Nature finance.
• Nature reporting.
• Optimism.
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Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Work Visa Sponsorship

No

Government Clearance Required

Yes

Job Posting End Date

February 28 2026

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Vacancy

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