Sourcing Specialist / Relações com fornecedores

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure that Total Cost of Ownership targets are met and/or exceeded
• Drives for early Strategic Sourcing involvement in the project lifecycle to better influence strategy and results through the establishment of a commodity specific Category Advisory boards.
• Develops and implements effective category strategies across the appropriate lines of business and/or the entire enterprise.
• Develop sourcing strategies and market approach, negotiating “best in class” commercial solutions aligned to business drivers or delivering specified components thereof.
• Undertake defined aspects of key commercial activities necessary to support delivery of the commercial solution (e.g. Contract Due Diligence) – undertake relevant analysis as required at key stages of the sourcing process.
• Manage the handover of commercial arrangements into live operation post contract award
• Develops presentations and presents recommended commercial and sourcing solutions in a clear, concise, and effective manner to leadership to gain understanding and support
• Researches, identifies, and analyzes current supplier and market trends
• Benchmarks new processes, approaches, and technology that will continually drive improvements on performance and business results
• Contributes to the development of the strategic sourcing vision (strategic 5-year plan) and annual operating plan. Sets and re-evaluates priorities in accordance with business needs and expectations.
• Builds and leverages strong working relationships with internal customers and key suppliers
• Assist in developing supplier scorecards that measure performance against key requirements and obligations
• Assist in the development of Supplier Diversity opportunities by identifying new and/or alternative suppliers
• Develops and leads implementation of supply chain process improvements
• Knowledge sharing with sourcing colleagues, supporting new ways of working and assist with the development and implementation of new tools and techniques
• Work cross-functionally to establish and maintain working relations with other parts of the Group, influencing as needed to deliver role outputs
• Work with Sourcing Head to plan approach to market, drawing up timelines and personal task management sheets to achieve agreed objectives. Report on project status while maintaining all management activities on a day-to-day basis
• Ensure sourcing is in line with organisational and external governance (i.e. FICA)
• Support and contribute to team building and team dynamics through personally displaying leadership and team attributes
• Embrace new ways of working with Sourcing Colleagues and wider community, helping to embed new ways of working and cultural changes

Experience:
• The ideal candidate must have Logistics and Facilities experience, planning and buying experience
• Sourcing or relevant commercial experience in excess of 5 years

Personal competencies:
• Deciding and initiating action
• Working with people
• Relating and Networking
• Persuading and influencing
• Analysing
• Adapting and responding to change
• Coping with pressures and setbacks
• Applying expertise and technology
• Presenting and organising information

• Extensive knowledge of Sourcing and Supplier Management techniques
• Ability to influence clients
• Attention to detail and ability to assimilate, appraise and extract information quickly when faced with numerous ad hoc queries.
• Problem solving skills to analyse information to evaluate internal and external demand and external supplier information and extract critical cost opportunities.
• Negotiations skills
• P2P competent
• Risk Management and project management skills
• Min BCom/ BSC engineering/ LLB qualification