Scm Manager

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Emfuleni Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading corporation as an SCM Manager to drive supply chain initiatives and ensure optimal supplier performance. Utilize your expertise to standardize processes, improve compliance, and develop sourcing strategies while leading a dedicated team to meet organizational goals.

Benefits

Accessibility assistance for qualified individuals with a disability

Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years of professional experience in project environments.
• At least 5 years in supply chain function and procurement of tailored equipment.
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Achieve targets for spend volumes, cost reduction, and supplier quality.
• Establish processes in line with Group SCM guidelines.
• Ensure effective sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Procurement

Project Management

Education

Master's or bachelor's degree in engineering or business administration

Job description

Description

The opportunity

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic SCM Manager to join our team.

In this role, you will work in alignment with the GPG SCM Manager (or) HBU SCM Manager to implement initiatives defined in the annual SCM Strategy (Sunbeam).

You will be responsible for achieving targets set at GPG and HBU levels and ensuring correct fulfillment within and across Operating Units.

Your duties include setting annual targets under the leadership of the GPG / HBU SCM Manager for spend volumes, cost reduction, tender cost improvement, project budget savings, payment terms, supplier quality, and delivery performance.

How you'll make an impact

• Establishing excellent and transparent communication internally, externally, and between different units.
• Standardizing processes and implementing routines in accordance with Group SCM guidelines and local Business Unit objectives to support the end-to-end Product / Project lifecycle, including Design, Tender, Execution, and After Sales (Service).
• Implementing programs to drive process improvement for cost, quality, and delivery.
• Securing full utilization of SCM tools to drive global synergies, efficiencies, and supply optimization.
• Monitoring compliance and data quality, and driving improvements as needed.
• Ensuring effective sourcing strategies aligned with business and regional/global strategies, ensuring suppliers can meet current and future requirements.
• Aligning project sourcing with SCM category strategies.
• Minimizing risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance with procedures and guidelines.
• Benchmarking internal sourcing with external supply base.
• Ensuring proper staffing and execution within the area of responsibility.
• Managing inbound/outbound shipments effectively and competitively.
• Leveraging category teams locally, regionally, and globally for supplier selection.
• Establishing frame agreements with major suppliers and maintaining standard terms in purchase contracts.
• Organizing, staffing, and developing the team with support from HR.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity.

Your background

• Master's or bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, or a related qualification.
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written).
• Minimum 7-10 years of professional experience in a project environment.
• At least 5 years of experience in a supply chain function and procurement of tailored equipment.
• Good knowledge of processes in large industrial or turnkey contracts.
• Strong commercial and legal purchasing skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Results-driven with innovative solutions mindset.
• Ability to interface with various internal and external parties at different levels.

Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodations by completing a form on our website, including contact details and specific accommodation needs. This is for accessibility assistance in the application process.