Category Leader / Strategic Supply Chain Manager

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Business Consultant sector is currently looking to employ a Category Leader /
Strategic Supply Chain Manager based in Port Elizabeth.
 
A wonderful career opportunity awaits you!

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

• At least five years’ procurement experience in a major company and/or public sector business demonstrating healthy progression in that time.
• A breadth of category management, moving successfully and quickly between direct and indirect product and service categories.
• The ability to manage, motivate and develop small project teams.
• Be able to identify and nurture less experienced talent whilst supporting the developmental areas of their peers.
• A successful track record in managing and influencing senior clients and stakeholders.
• Strong track record of savings delivery within a high-spend environment.
• Any successful candidate must be able to develop within the company broadening their category experience and have a longer-term view of managing projects and project teams.
• Boundless energy.
• Keen commercial business sense.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Positive and proactive attitude, confident in taking personal initiative.
• Good negotiation skills and natural persuasion.
• Good understanding of supply chain and procurement practices.
• Enjoyment of networking and meeting new people.
• Ability to develop a robust client pipeline.

• Interact with key stakeholders and analyse data to create category management approaches that deliver against both client and the company’s needs and expectations.
• Advise and agree with clients on the procurement strategy for high-spend categories.
• Deliver measurable savings through hands-on category management, including undertaking tenders, negotiations and auctions on behalf of clients.
• Provide the enquiry, insight and creative thought needed to deliver a step change in supply chain performance.
• Influence stakeholders (clients and suppliers) to secure agreement to proposed solutions.
• Use of leading-edge tools, processes and creative thinking to design solutions which deliver rapid cost savings and improvements in performance.
• Sourcing suppliers from SA and Worldwide to meet clients’ needs.
• Deliver projects within agreed timescales.
• Consistently be an ambassador for the company’s brand

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