Site Procurement Manager

GSK; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company in Cape Town is seeking a Site Procurement Manager to drive the procurement strategy for the site. The role involves managing supplier relationships, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and optimizing procurement processes. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and a Bachelor's Degree. Join us to contribute to improving everyday health for billions.

Qualifications

• 5 years of operational Procurement experience across multiple categories.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing site procurement categories.
• Strong knowledge of finance and legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement in procurement processes.
• Lead end-to-end Procurement function at the site.
• Negotiate and manage contracts for site managed categories.

Skills

Operational Procurement experience

Knowledge of Procurement tools

Supplier relationship management

Negotiation skills

Financial knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Overview

Hello. Were Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together were improving everyday health for billions of people. With category leading brands such as Sensodyne Voltaren and Centrum built on trusted science and human understanding and combined with our passion knowledge and expertise were uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. Its an opportunity to be part of something special.

Role

Site Procurement Manager is responsible for partnering with local site teams and broader regional stakeholders to drive the Procurement strategy for the site. This role will lead the financial agenda of the site by driving main KPI: Purchase Price Variance (PPV), Working Capital (Inventory, Payment Terms) and Project pipeline/delivery. The role will also ensure the Site business needs and priorities are well understood and supported from Global and Regional Category Procurement teams and will manage the strategic relationship of key Site Indirects/Directs suppliers. The role holder will support the site teams in the operational management of activities, implementation of sourcing strategies and other global projects. Site Procurement will also ensure that the daily needs and transactional activities are executed in accordance with policies and SOPs.

The role involves leading the alignment with Site Leadership Teams to ensure the business needs and priorities are well understood and supported by the Regional and Global Category Procurement teams. Contribute directly or indirectly to the management of suppliers and implementation of sourcing strategies and other Procurement projects for selected sites. Have a scope of 40m total spend across Site Indirects/Directs. Build relationships across functions and with third parties to manage interfaces between Procurement and sites, balancing the expectations of both Procurement and site stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy and execution
  • Drive continuous improvement by developing and executing both short- and long-term plans to enhance procurement processes, improving overall site performance and operational efficiency
  • Implement Global Procurement frameworks including policies, processes, guidelines and strategies at the site level, ensuring compliance and consistency across operation
  • Serve as the key interface between Procurement and Site teams, balancing expectations and fostering collaboration to achieve shared business goals
  • Ensure site requirements are represented within the definition and implementation of Regional and Global Category strategies
  • Develop and execute local procurement strategies tailored to site-specific spend categories that align with overall business objectives and deliver measurable value
  • Manage relationships with remote Procurement colleagues to ensure alignment, collaboration and delivery of common objectives

• Procurement Management

• Lead the end-to-end Procurement function at the site encompassing Direct Materials, Manufacturing, Indirects and Capex categories
• Develop and manage the local supply base to meet Haleon’s standards for assurance of supply, quality, compliance, service, cost optimization and innovation, maintaining agility in a fast-paced environment
• Formulate and gain endorsement of long-term category visions from key local stakeholders, ensuring alignment with site and global strategic goals
• Negotiate and manage contracts for site managed categories to secure optimal value, compliance and supplier performance
• Drive cost optimization across Directs, Manufacturing, Indirects and Capex to achieve measurable reductions in total cost of ownership
• Enhance the site's financial performance through the implementation of best-in-class procurement practices that positively influence working capital and the balance sheet
• Balance strategic and operational priorities to ensure uninterrupted supply critical to sustaining Haleon’s revenue streams
• Support 2nd touch supplier escalations in collaboration with Category Procurement teams

• Financial management

• Site PPV
• Budget management
• Savings/productivity management in line with Procurement framework
• Vendor onboarding, creation, maintenance
• Supplier financial health
• Negotiate best financial terms for Haleon: price, payment terms

• Benefit delivery and Innovation

• Execute strategies collaboratively to achieve benefits in quality, service, cost and innovation
• Work closely with Site finance to meet Haleon’s financial goals
• Discover innovative value creation methods such as value engineering and lean techniques
• Continuous improvement of process & performance within the site categories and supply base
• Manage benefits according to the Procurement Plan and Savings Methodology

• Quality and Risk Management

• Implement initiatives to enhance the quality and reduce lead times of materials
• Develop and execute risk mitigation strategies to ensure supply security, such as de-risking and dual sourcing
• Additionally deliver key business requirements across quality, regulatory and service
• TPRM etc.

• Business partnering & stakeholder management in Haleon

• Develop relationships with senior stakeholders in Quality & Supply Chain to create and implement procurement strategies, agree RACIs/DAI and business requirements
• Collaborate with Finance & Legal to meet Haleon’s financial, commercial and legal goals
• Represent Procurement as a Business Partner leading initiatives like monthly reviews and QBRs
• Develop good understanding of Haleon brands and markets

• External supplier relationships

• Manage the supply base for the site managed categories and suppliers through strong performance management
• Develop strategic relationships with key suppliers to drive value and mitigate risks using cost control, simplification, complexity reduction and KPIs
• Oversee contract planning, negotiation, execution and maintenance with regional suppliers

• Team and capability development

• Support the capability development of colleagues across the function
• Provide day-to-day guidance to sub-team members
• Take charge of ones own development
• Develop and share best practice across the team

Qualifications & Skills

Minimum Level of Education Required: Bachelors Degree

Preferred Level of Education: Masters Degree

Area of Specialisation: Procurement, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing within FMCG / Consumer Healthcare industries is preferable.

• 5 years of operational Procurement experience across multiple categories
• Excellent knowledge of Procurement tools such as sourcing, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, supplier review, supplier development and others
• Demonstrated expertise in managing site procurement categories, particularly category strategy development and implementation, stakeholder management and supplier relationship management
• In-depth understanding of external environment and supplier relationship models
• Strong knowledge of finance (cost benchmark, financial audit with key suppliers) and legal matters (contracting)
• Clear understanding of business value, business priorities and potential implementation risks
• Significant experience working in a matrix (global / regional) business environment
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to work in partnership with others to drive, implement and support change

• If you have the following characteristics it would be a plus :

• Direct materials category procurement experience; across multiple sites and / or countries
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders
• Good understanding of financial principles and reporting
• Track record of delivery and proven ability to drive change
• Ability to influence in a matrix organization
• Experience in leading high-level negotiations for long term and / or multi-countries high value contracts
• Resilient and persistent with the ability to make the right decisions
• Possess strong interpersonal skills, strong networking skills and a proven ability to build productive and collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders and business partners
• Passion for sustainability

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Diversity Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We are striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like. Haleon embraces our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We are striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

As you apply we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.

Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Accommodation Requests

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Required Experience: Manager

Key Skills

Purchasing, Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor Management, HR Sourcing, Procurement Management, Supply Chain Experience, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, E-procurement, negotiation, Contracts

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1