Snr Advisor Procurement

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,150,000; Full time

Job summary

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd is seeking a procurement professional to provide specialized sourcing and procurement services for the Fuel Sourcing portfolio. The role focuses on executing strategy, policies and processes to source goods and services efficiently and compliantly within the organization’s energy and infrastructure initiatives.

Ideal candidates will have a Degree/B Tech in Procurement/Law/Commerce at NQF7 and at least five years in sourcing or procurement, with strong knowledge of SAP MM,

Qualifications

• Procurement professional with degree at NQF7 or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in sourcing/procurement or technical environments.
• Knowledge of procurement processes, policies, and contract management frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing and procurement strategies for assigned portfolio.
• Ensure adherence to policies, standards and processes.
• Manage end-to-end portfolio and drive cost savings.
• Analyze spend and supplier performance to optimize procurement outcomes.
• Coach and mentor staff to strengthen procurement skills at the operational level.

Skills

Total Cost of ownership analysis

Financial analysis

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Relationship management

Analytical

Communication

Senior stakeholder engagement

Computer literacy

Education

B Degree/B Tech in Procurement/Law/Commerce at NQF7 with 360

Tools

SAP Materials Management

NEC/NEC Family Contracts

FIDIC contracts

Job description

Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply

Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Sunninghill

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: Yes

Introduction

To provide specialized procurement services for the execution of sourcing and procurement strategy, policies, standards and processes in order to source and procure goods and services in terms of the assigned portfolio (commodities and/or capital infrastructure) in terms of the most effective and efficientPosition/Task Grade: G15 X 2Department: Fuel SourcingBusiness Unit: Primary Energy

• Implements innovative, mutually beneficial solutions based on understanding customers’ needs and expectations.
• Applies expertise to ensure that operational procurement best practice is implemented within area of influence.
• Implements and manages efficient operational procurement processes, policies, and procedures.
• Implements and monitors operational compliance and risk management.
• Manages integrated portfolio process from end to end.
• Optimises co-operation between functions to enable customer service excellence.
• Training, coaching and mentoring of staff to ensure that sourcing and procurement skills are continuously being developed at operational level

Skills and Competencies Required

Leadership

Behavioral

• Professionalism
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness

Knowledge

• SAP materials management module
• Spend analysis
• Strategic commodity/projects sourcing knowledge.
• Procure to pay -process
• Financial Analysis
• Legal
• Industry and market analysis
• Commodity and supplier profiling (Commodity management)
• Sourcing/ procurement strategy formulation & implementation
• Negotiation strategy development & implementation
• Supplier relationship management
• Contract management
• Demand forecasting and planning
• Project management
• Knowledge of NEC Family Contracts
• Knowledge of FIDIC contract

Skill

• Computer literacy
• Computer literacy
• Total Cost of ownership analysis
• Financial analysis
• Strategic thinking & decision making
• Strong negotiation
• Relationship management
• Strong Analytical
• Strong Communication
• Ability to work and interact effectively at senior levels

Attributes

• Computer literacy
• Computer literacy
• Total Cost of ownership analysis
• Financial analysis
• Strategic thinking & decision making
• Strong negotiation
• Relationship management
• Strong Analytical
• Strong Communication
• Ability to work and interact effectively at senior levels

Qualification(s)

B Degree/B Tech in Procurement/Law/CommerceatNQF7with 360

Related Minimum Experience

5 ( Five) Years experience in a sourcing / procurement or technical environment

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