Procurement Transformation & Digital Excellence Lead

International Facilities Services; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

International Facilities Services seeks a senior procurement transformation leader to build and govern a scalable procurement operating system across Africa. You will deploy strategy, design processes, lead KPI programs and drive digital enablement with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes capability development, governance, and measurable business outcomes, with travel across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Qualifications

• Relevant bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Commerce or equivalent.
• Postgraduate qualification in Business, Supply Chain, Strategy, Analytics or Transformation advantageous.
• CIPS/MCIPS, Lean/Six Sigma, project or change management certification advantageous.
• 8 to 12 years' experience in procurement and engineering with strong experience in transformation, operating-model design, performance management, analytics and change implementation.
• Valid Code EB drivers' licence
• Willingness to travel to the sites across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategy into a multi-year procurement transformation roadmap and annual operating plan.
• Design and improve end-to-end procurement operating model, process architecture and RACI.
• Own KPI definitions, performance cadence, benefits methodology and executive reporting standards.
• Lead procurement digitisation, workflow automation, e-sourcing adoption and data-quality improvement.
• Develop procurement maturity assessments and prioritise interventions to reach best-in-class performance.
• Establish standard playbooks, toolkits and ways of working for sourcing, negotiation, SRM and contract management.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Process redesign

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or Commerce

Postgraduate qualification in Business, Supply Chain, Strategy, Analytics or Transformation advantageous

Tools

CIPS/MCIPS

Lean/Six Sigma

Project or change management certification

Job description

International Facilities Services seeks a senior procurement transformation leader to build and govern a scalable procurement operating system across Africa. You will deploy strategy, design processes, lead KPI programs and drive digital enablement with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes capability development, governance, and measurable business outcomes, with travel across Sub-Saharan Africa.