Sourcing Manager

GEP; South Africa; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in procurement solutions seeks a Procurement Manager to lead a team of sourcing professionals. This leadership role involves defining strategies, managing supplier relationships, and developing team capabilities. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in logistics and procurement, with strong mentorship skills and a collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience with previous leadership of a senior team.
• Expertise in Logistics and Procurement processes.
• Experience leading medium to large teams across multiple geographies.

Responsibilities

• Manage sourcing professionals for coaching and development.
• Define global sourcing strategies to optimize supplier base.
• Lead procurement activities, including RFx development and negotiations.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical

Mentorship

Collaboration

Strategic Thinking

Fluency in English

Business Acumen

Tools

MS Office

Sourcing/Procurement systems

Job description

Company Overview

GEP is a diverse, creative team of people passionate about procurement. We invest ourselves in our client’s success, creating strong collaborative relationships that deliver extraordinary value year after year. Our clients include market global leaders with far-flung international operations, Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises, leading government and public institutions.

We deliver practical, effective services and software that enable procurement leaders to maximize their impact on business operations, strategy and financial performance. That’s just some of the things that we do in our quest to build a beautiful company, enjoy the journey and make a difference. GEP is a place where individuality is prized, and talent respected. We’re focused on what is real and effective. GEP is where good ideas and great people are recognized, results matter, and ability and hard work drive achievements. We’re a learning organization, actively looking for people to help shape, grow and continually improve us.

What you will do

• Identify and execute against strategic initiatives to build upon category advisor expertise
• Partner closely with key stakeholder teams to understand critical business needs, trends and strategies
• Manage a team of junior sourcing professionals including category experts and analysts for the day-to-day coaching, training, and ongoing development
• Define and implement global sourcing and outsourcing strategies that consolidate and optimize both the supplier base and services, while securing the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and access to the highest levels of service and quality
• Leadership role in key procurement activities, including RFx development and execution, Statement of Work (SOW) and contract drafting, and pricing and contract negotiations (new client initiatives).
• If managing direct materials - Leading operational activities including Long term capacity planning, escalations in operational service & quality issues, material resilience management, price forecasting and business partnering.
• Ensuring team is managing master data management to the required quality standards.
• If managing direct reports – ensure right resourcing and workload management along with mentorship and support. Greater participation/involvement in cross-functional visionary development and implementation.
• Greater responsibility of coaching leadership qualities into mentees and direct reports, building the future leaders of the organization.
• Participating in firm building activities, including recruitment, client visits and wider GEP Operations improvement activities

What you should bring

• 7+ years of experience, with previous leadership experience of a senior team
• Diverse base of experience across industries
• Expertise in Logistics as a category
• Deep knowledge of Procurement strategies and processes
• Fluency in English on a business level
• Experience with leading medium to large teams, virtually and across multiple geographies
• Exceptional mentorship and coaching capabilities
• Strong strategic abilities coupled with analytical curiosity and collaborative style
• High degree of motivation, ability to prioritize and self-direct, strong business acumen and interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills required
• Proficiency in the MS Office package
• Sourcing/Procurement systems knowledge