Strategic Procurement Leader: Transform & Save

Sanlam Limited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Santam seeks a Group Procurement Manager: Strategic Projects in Cape Town to lead strategic procurement initiatives across the Sanlam Group. Based in Tygervalley, you will coordinate category management, engage senior partners, ensure policy compliance and deliver on milestones within scope and budget.

You will drive cost efficiencies, supplier relationships and reporting integrity while supporting transformational procurement programs and stakeholder satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years' procurement/supply chain experience in financial services.
• Procurement transformation projects, especially M&A.
• Sourcing, contracting and supplier management across multiple spend categories.

Responsibilities

• Classification of spend and detailed spend analysis.
• Development of procurement business cases for related spend categories.
• Initiate procurement initiatives and development of approved category plans.
• Sourcing and contracting management of commodities within the portfolio.
• Manage costs and achieve savings against budget.
• Drive strategic sourcing initiatives and drive new initiatives.
• Manage supplier relationships and ensure compliance processes.
• Maintain reporting platforms and ensure data quality.
• Internal stakeholder management across procurement, operations and clients.
• Attend Cross Functional Sourcing Team meetings.
• Support strategic business initiatives to deliver cost savings and client delight.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Project management

Change management

Presentation skills

Financial analysis

Education

BCom (preferred) or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification

MCIPS/PMI membership advantageous

Job description

Santam seeks a Group Procurement Manager: Strategic Projects in Cape Town to lead strategic procurement initiatives across the Sanlam Group. Based in Tygervalley, you will coordinate category management, engage senior partners, ensure policy compliance and deliver on milestones within scope and budget.

You will drive cost efficiencies, supplier relationships and reporting integrity while supporting transformational procurement programs and stakeholder satisfaction.