Strategic Engineering & Maintenance Procurement Lead

Aeciminingchemicals; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

AECI seeks a senior procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing across engineering, spares and maintenance categories in South Africa. The role focuses on supplier partnerships, cost reduction and reliability through robust sourcing strategies and rigorous governance.

Responsible for end-to-end procurement processes, supplier performance management and collaboration with Operations, Finance and S&OP to optimise plant reliability, cost and supply continuity in a demanding industrial

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Honours or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain or Business Management is advantageous.
• Professional procurement certification (e.g., CIPS) advantageous.
• Minimum of 8 years proven experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, engineering procurement and supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic sourcing approaches for critical mechanical equipment, engineering spares and maintenance services.
• Lead sourcing activities for engineering spares, maintenance services and operational requirements.
• Drive end-to-end sourcing activities including RFx, supplier evaluations and negotiations.
• Monitor supplier performance via defined KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Support procurement planning, budgeting and cost analysis to optimise working capital.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Procurement

Category management

Negotiation

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Honours / BTech in Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement or related

Postgraduate qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain or Business Management (advantageous)

Tools

SAP ERP

Coupa

Job description

AECI seeks a senior procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing across engineering, spares and maintenance categories in South Africa. The role focuses on supplier partnerships, cost reduction and reliability through robust sourcing strategies and rigorous governance.

Responsible for end-to-end procurement processes, supplier performance management and collaboration with Operations, Finance and S&OP to optimise plant reliability, cost and supply continuity in a demanding industrial