Specialist: Sourcing

Telkom; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking a Specialist: Sourcing to manage the procurement processes and negotiate contracts effectively. The successful candidate will engage with stakeholders, analyze market trends, and ensure that the company achieves savings while managing supplier relationships. This key role requires a strong background in sourcing with at least 5 years of relevant experience in a similar environment.

Qualifications

• 5 Years relevant experience in a sourcing environment.
• Relevant degree required, NQF level 6 or CIPS level 5.
• Understanding of ICT industry and telecommunications.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end Procurement process ensuring savings for the company.
• Negotiate best value contracts and manage supplier relationships.
• Conduct spend and market analysis to understand commodity trends.

Skills

Spend & Demand Analysis

Supplier Relationship Management

Contract Management

Value Chain Analysis

Education

NQF 6: 3 year Diploma/ National Diploma in Law

NQF 7: Bachelor's Degree in Commerce or Accounting or Law or IT or Science

Job description

Structural Information

Job number: 10026517

Job title: Specialist: Sourcing

Job grade: S5

Group/ BU: Generic

Division: Generic

Span of control: 0-5

Reports to: Senior Management

Core Description

Manage end-to-end Procurement process for categories/ commodities using Total Cost Ownership (TCO) model to achieve savings for the company.

Job Responsibilities

• Engage with the business stakeholders to understand business requirements.
• Conduct spend and market analysis and research to understand commodity trends within the organization compared to local and global trends.
• Draft and Manage own RFX's.
• Manage the governance processes during each RFX.
• Negotiate best value contracts for the company using TCO models.
• Manage medium to complex supplier relationships and contracts.
• Create and maintain an up to date, visible and accessible repository of procurement contract information indicating vendor, contract value, goods or services for which the contract exists; as well as flags indicating upcoming contract renewal or termination.
• Prepare and administer correspondence and contract documentation throughout the life cycle of a contract, including termination and contract closeout activities.
• Deliver efficient and effective contract management services to the stakeholders through determining the urgency, importance, impact and resource implications.
• Responsible for implementation and management of category/ commodity strategy.
• Analyze the spend baseline to manage the category profile, including risk assessment and supplier relationship.
• Manage the Buying Channel effectiveness based on reports in collaboration with cross functional sourcing teams.
• Manage the supplier selection, identification of potential strategic partners and fact based negotiations for the category.
• Manage the strategy implementation and sourcing execution against the established measures and controls in alignment with the overall KPI framework.
• Manage the cross functional sourcing team and measures category practices against best-in-class benchmarks to identify value delivery initiatives.
• Supports the management of internal customer feedback and query resolution on category and supplier performance.
• Administers periodic surveys to measure customer feedback for continuous improvement.
• Within the framework of the cross functional sourcing and supplier development teams, closely manages the relationship with internal Customers
• In line with the defined procurement strategy, manages the identification, classification and categorisation of suppliers.
• Manage Supplier relationships by establishing and maintaining rapport with all levels of supplier personnel and internal customers.
• Manage supplier development activities.
• Manage the BBBEE performance within the category.
• Identifies and recommends supplier innovations and manages implementation.
• In collaboration with the Compliance and Risk team, assesses and defines the supplier risk management plan and mitigation actions.
• Manage contract compliance and payment terms as per Telkom policies.
• Manage own delivery against agreed delivery plan and set timelines, identify obstacles to delivery and take appropriate action where required.
• Closely monitors contract compliance and flags areas of non-compliance for corrective.
• Executes high value Spot Buys where required.
• Support the team to source high value, unplanned ad hoc demands, to keep control over high spend utilising deep sourcing/ category expertise.
• Manage own performance and development.
• Manage own performance and development to ensure ongoing learning and development.
• Keep abreast of best practice procurement.
  
  
  

Core Competencies

FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE

Spend & Demand Analysis; Specification Analysis; Supply Market & Competitor Analysis; Value Chain & Total Cost Analysis; Strategic Category Management; Value Identification; Tendering; Contracting/ Legal; Content Management; Reporting & Procurement Controlling; Procurement Applications & MDM; Operational Contract Management; Supplier Relationship Management; Procure to Pay; Spot Buy Execution; e-Sourcing Event Execution

Functional Skills

Communicating with Impact; Drive for Results; Team Working; Customer Management; Building Relationships; Project Management & Planning; Strategic Agility; Challenging & Influencing; Process & Policy Adherence; Business and financial analysis; Dealing with Ambiguity; Holding People Accountable; Leading High Performance Teams; Managing & Leading Change

ATTITUDES/ LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Business Leadership; Market Leadership; Organisational Leadership; Personal Leadership; Thought Leadership; Living the Telkom Values of Continuous Improvement, Honesty, Accountability, Respect, Teamwork (CHART Values)

Certifications

Education

• NQF 6: 3 year Diploma/ National Diploma in Law
• OR NQF 4: Grade 12
  
  
  

Experience

• 5 Years relevant experience
• OR 7 years experience
  
  
  

Additional Information

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant degree/ diploma (NQF level 6) or CIPS level 5. A Bachelor's Degree in Commerce or Accounting or Law or IT or Science (NQF level 7) will be an advantage.
• At least 5 years experience required in a Sourcing enviroment.
  
  
  

Special Requirements:

• Must have a good understanding of the ICT industry, with a focus on the Telecommunications market and trends.
• Experience in sourcing environment with large scale sourcing projects exposure.
• An understanding of the National Development Plan (NDP), NIPC, ICT sector guides and B-BBEE codes.
• Knowledge and experience in medium to complex negotiations, contracts management, business finance and strategic cost management.
• Experience in building and managing long term internal and external business relationships.
• Ability to lead and inspire his/her category team and succeed in a fast changing and highly competitive market, keeping the team focused on breakthrough procurement strategies and tactics to best leverage the procurement budget.
• Executive presence and credibility; with a focus.
  
  
  

Special Requirements

Physical Requirements

• None
  
  
  

Key Stakeholders

• Professional Business Services