Senior Category Manager : Facilities, Travel, Entertainment, Insurance

Omnia Holdings; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A global procurement leader is seeking a Senior Category Manager to optimize procurement across Facilities, Travel, Entertainment, and Insurance. This role involves developing strategies for sourcing, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring alignment with the overall procurement strategy. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field, along with management experience and procurement certifications. Candidates should also possess strong negotiating skills and a keen understanding of supply market dynamics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 3 – 5 years of management experience.
• Experience in Category Management is required.

Responsibilities

• Execute procurement strategy for various categories.
• Develop optimal sourcing strategies.
• Establish relationships with internal customers.

Skills

Spend analysis

Supplier management

Risk management

Negotiation

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or equivalent

MCIPS, PMP or SCMP certification

Tools

Excel

RFP / Tender documents

Data Warehouse

Job description

Senior Category Manager : Facilities, Travel, Entertainment, Insurance

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Job Description

The Senior Category Manager : Facilities, Travel, Entertainment & Ins is responsible for effecting the most appropriate procurement processes to optimise the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to Omnia Group across a global span at an acceptable level of supply risk, in accordance with all related policies.

The role ensures alignment of Procurement Strategy and executes relevant KPIs in the area of responsibility.

The scope will become global as the procurement team matures and will be defined by a category portfolio consisting of a few categories, which may shift as business needs shift.

Responsibilities

• Execute the procurement strategy for Facilities, Travel, Entertainment & Insurance.
• Develop optimal sourcing strategies for review and acceptance by business and CPC.
• Attract, retain, and engage preferred suppliers on favourable terms and relationships.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal customers.
• Question and review all elements of supply and demand to understand internal needs and motivate innovative solutions for all elements of the TCO model.
• Identify and execute appropriate procurement channels in line with Procurement Policy.
• Perform spend analysis and develop TCO models.
• Formulate, execute and maintain sourcing strategies to optimise TCO.
• Propose adjustments to procedures to optimise buying mechanisms.
• Support strategic agendas by incorporating ESD strategy requirements.
• Track market price and demand indices influencing the supply market.
• Evaluate market conditions to contribute to competitive sourcing strategies.
• Establish cross-functional teams to ensure a broad-based approach in sourcing strategy development and execution.
• Develop sourcing strategies for approval that optimise TCO while maintaining acceptable risk.
• Contribute to business initiatives designed to improve supply chain efficiency.
• Investigate and propose innovative approaches to meet internal demand.
• Identify local trading demands, trends and opportunities in the bulk chemicals market and propose potential trading opportunities.
• Negotiate favourable prices and terms to maximize service and cost efficiencies.
• Develop trading strategies during market trends or economic conditions.
• Ensure project-approved budgets are adhered to.
• Execute sourcing strategy including RFx events with cross-functional support.
• Ensure sourcing events are structured, transparent and fair.
• Confirm the selection of suppliers that best meet criteria defined in sourcing strategy.
• Lead supplier engagement involving commercial, legal, technical parties.
• Onboard suppliers and support initial engagement for smooth phase-in / out management.
• Report on sourcing strategy effectiveness and contract compliance.
• Execute supplier management ensuring performance, evaluation, and remedial action.
• Utilise contract management processes for contract monitoring and maintenance.
• Provide sourcing support and advisory as needed.
• Generate reports detailing key deliverables such as savings, OTIF, compliance, security of supply.
• Ensure sourcing processes align with governance requirements.
• Initiate steps to protect company assets through appropriate insurances.
• Track savings and hold them audit-ready.
• Formally track risks in line with the business risk assessment approach.
• Lead development and maintenance of relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Understand delivery to internal customers via VOC surveys.
• Use queries / complaints to identify root cause and propose solutions.
• Lead and manage any subordinates or team members on projects and tasks.
• Ensure knowledge, skills, and competence for sourcing objectives.
• Supervise subordinates, allocate work, follow up, and take corrective action.
• Support subordinates in learning and growth objectives.
• Collaborate with other Senior Category Managers during leave periods.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Commerce, Operations Management, Business Process Management, Analytics, Information Technology or equivalent.

MCIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply), PMP (Project Management Professional) or SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional) desirable.

Experience

• 3 – 5 years in a management position.
• 3 years' experience in Category Management.
• 7 years of experience in strategic sourcing (advantageous).

Technical Competencies

Financial

• Ability to perform spend analysis at category and spend group level.
• Interpret spend analysis.
• Use TCO model.
• Advanced business acumen.
• Quantify risk costs for TCO data.
• Perform RFP / Tender evaluation.
• Track rebates.
• Supply Chain Profitability.
• Discount on Early Payment.

Customer

• Accurately define and articulate user requirements.
• Develop evaluation criteria with user weighting.
• Develop SLA.
• Lead sourcing team discussions.
• Understand factors driving demand usage.
• Forecast and guide customer needs.

Supplier

• Understand supply market.
• Perform supply market analysis.
• Select performance measures aligned with strategy.
• Execute supplier management against SLA.
• Negotiate effectively with suppliers.
• Develop and manage RFP / Tender documents.

Knowledge & Innovation

• Understand organisational principles, procurement policies, procedures, targets and application.
• Understand Contract Enablement Process.
• Apply TCO Principles.
• Develop category strategy.
• Competent with IT systems (D, AX, Data Warehouse, etc.).
• Advanced Excel.
• Risk management.

Behavioural Competencies

Managerial

• Present and share information.
• Manage and lead a team.
• Manage and lead a project.
• Intra and interpersonal relationship management.
• Performance management.
• Coaching.

Continuous Improvement

• Influence ways of thinking for improvement.
• Identify opportunities for improvement.
• Drive adoption of changes.
• Negotiate effectively with stakeholders.