Manager: Procurement & Logistics

SUMMARY:
Experienced Manager: Procurement & Logistics - Cape Town based Leadership role

POSITION INFO:
The tasks you'll perform

• Ensure that procurement activities are conducted to the highest quality, ethical and in line with the Company, Client and regulatory requirements.
• Provide specialist advice in designated areas of expertise.
• Work collaboratively with personnel across all business units.
• Responsible for the integrity of information maintained within and the timely provision of all relevant procurement and expediting reporting.
• Manage the Procurement Team to perform their designated functions with suitable speed, accuracy, efficiency and with a strict adherence to company policy and procedures.
• Carry out commercial analysis and evaluation of quotations to enable the correct supplier choice to be made.
• Interface with projects for schedule requirements and budget considerations, Engineering / Process Technology for technical requirements.
• Implement and monitor the procurement schedule in accordance with the overall delivery schedule.
• Plan, coordinate, monitor and report progress of all activities including but noy limited to enquiries, tender evaluation and award of purchase orders.
• Establish key performance indicators and qualitative and quantitative metrics to capture, report and evaluate the benefit and performance of all procurement activity.
• Ensure the Manager of Projects / Procurement Manager / Project Manager (as appropriate) is notified immediately if there is risk of committed delivery date not being met.
• Lead high level negotiations with business partners and suppliers, establishing collaborative stakeholder and strategic supplier relationships.
• Collate and compile project reporting requirements in accordance with company and Client standards to a high level of accuracy and professionalism.
• Register and file all relevant project documentation in accordance to the Company approved procedures.
• Proactively support other team members as required to ensure Project deliverables are met.
• Contribute to Procurement team members in trainings professional development by providing consistent mentoring and identify avenues of development.
• Suggest methods to improve operational efficiency within the Procurement team.
• Develop and contribute to the delivery of improvement initiatives which support business priorities for continuous improvement.
• Ensure a high level of communication is attained within the Procurement team.
• Provide leadership, guidance and direction to the Procurement team as required.

• Qualifications in a Procurement discipline is preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years direct experience in the procurement, expediting, transport and logistics disciplines in the Engineering or Construction industries.
• 15+ years’ experience in procurement management role(s) on substantial resources projects.
• South African Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Cape Town based
• Previous experience in management and leading large teams of people.
• Extensive international work experience and/or experience working on complex contracts and strategic procurement initiatives.
• Exceptional ability to multitask and work at pace in a complex and challenging EPCM sector.
• Exceptional international work experience and/or experience working on strategic procurement initiatives.
• Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including clients, vendors and co-workers.
• Ability to work with people at all levels within an organisation and external providers.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise to a high standard of accuracy and professionalism.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision whilst consistently producing a high quality of deliverables.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility and commitment.
• Demonstrate a strict practice of confidentiality, personal responsibility and discretion.
• High attention to detail and exceptional knowledge of managing contracts in the resources sector.
• Exemplify and encourage the core values and ethos of the business.
• Provide mentoring and identify avenues of professional development and succession planning for personnel within your group.
• Intuitive leader with the ability to initiate, lead and manage change in a complex environment.
• Capacity to delegate appropriately.
• Capacity to evaluate work practices, implement systems and suggest alternatives and refinements where necessary.
• Demonstrate ability to achieve consistently high standards within both budgetary and schedule constraints.
• Well-developed business acumen with the ability to adapt to different business environments.
• High attention to detail and exceptional knowledge of contract law and contract document requirements.
• Ability to travel on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and its operations.
• High degree of professional ethics.
• Highly developed negotiation, influencing, analytical and problem resolution skills.