Head: Strategic Sourcing - Transnet

Position Purpose

Lead the TPT Head Office Strategic Sourcing department, across all areas of spend within designated portfolio with the goal of securing short-, medium- and long-term supply of strategic commodities, achieving significant initial cost reductions, with year-on-year productivity improvement in the total cost of goods and services procured while maintaining product quality and vendor service levels.

Develops and implements sourcing strategies to improve the efficiency of all strategic sourcing procurement events, demand management to contract management and close-out, while reducing the total cost.

To improve procurement governance and compliance, operational efficiency, costs savings and reputation management

Position Outputs

• Implement strategic sourcing strategies and processes to deliver commercial outcomes for Transnet Port Terminals: Formulate sourcing strategies to ensure successful implementation; Supports continuous improvement by seeking out efficient business solutions to improve processes in support of overall business strategy and direction; Identify potential bottlenecks in strategic sourcing and formulate plans to manage potential risks; and Conduct training and awareness sessions in all applicable internal and external policies, regulations and laws that impact on strategic sourcing and monitor and report on breaches and submit and implement recovery plans.

• Manage Service delivery in strategic sourcing:Ensures optimal execution of strategic sourcing procurement events and timeous delivery of required services.Facilitates proper demand management and forecasting to ensure security of supply.Works closely with Governance, Legal, Risk Management, Finance and all regions to expedite service delivery.Ensures that the level of service is maintained by developing metrics on the number of strategic sourcing projects delivered, the lead time for those projects and lessons learned.Participate in innovation and research of emerging trends in strategic commodities/associated industries to inform process re-engineering.
• Supports the Senior Sourcing Managers in developing sourcing strategies to standardize and streamline the strategic sourcing process for their respective categories. Interacts at a strategic level with General Managers, Regional Managing Executives, iSCM Council, etc. Oversees all Strategic Sourcing activities for the Transnet Port Terminals Head office and support the Regional Heads of Supply Chain Management in executing their sourcing strategies
• Manage key stakeholder relationships: Builds partnerships with all key stakeholders in the development of opportunities for business value or service enhancement; Ensures implementation of supplier development and B-BBEE objectives; Interacts at a strategic level with Group Executives, General Manager, Executives, etc. Manages interactions with key suppliers and is responsible for resolving disputes regarding key supplier relations; Negotiates and confirms Service Levels and KPIs with internal customers; and Ensures standardization of strategic sourcing projects delivered in the business.
• Management of supplier relations: Develops and implements a contract management plan for TPT’s strategic suppliers; Maintains close relations with Transnet Port Terminals strategic suppliers; Ensures that all supplier disputes around access to delivery sites and payment related issues are timeously resolved; Ensures that Transnet Port Terminals strategic suppliers adhere to Health and Safety regulations that are applicable to their delivery sites; Closely monitors any reputational risks associated with strategic suppliers and proactively takes steps to ensure that the reputational risks do not affect Transnet adversely; and Continuously monitors supply risks in the market due to risk factors such as the Covid-19 pandemic and take proactive steps to ensure security of supply
• Monitor Strategic sourcing performance: Monitors the achievement of strategic sourcing objectives and formulate plans for corrective action, if required; Highlight and report on the achievement of targets on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis about the strategic sourcing department achievements; Coordinate the annual strategic sourcing department target setting and agreement process; Coordinate strategic sourcing KPIs and reporting dashboard; Ensure continuous adherence to supply chain management processes in order to minimise irregular expenditure and avoid fruitless and wasteful expenditure. Ensure that consequence management is taking place where supply chain management officials fail to follow the procurement processes.
• Contract management and close-out: Develop, implement and maintain sound contract management in order to ensure timeous service delivery; Proactively take steps to resolve contract management issues on key contracts before they develop into a crisis; Implements corrective action where key suppliers are failing to meet their contractual SLAs; and Implements proper contract close-out for all strategic sourcing contracts.

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor of Commerce Degree or equivalent qualification in Commerce, Finance, Engineering, Legal, Logistics and Operations Management or Supply Chain Management is required. Post-Graduate Qualifications would be an added advantage)
• 10 years’ experience within supply chain management is required;
• 5 years must have been spent at a senior management level. Requirement of trust and honesty in the handling of finances as per the National Credit Act Amendment 19
• Must be willing to undergo Lifestyle Audit and State Security Agency (SSA) Vetting.

Recognition of Competency:

• Relevant qualification (NQF 6/7) 12 yrs relevant and solid experience with at least 8 yrs at managerial level or specialist experience.

Standard Job Requirements:

• Driver’s license code 08. Working extended hours is an inherent part of the job.
• Willing to travel extensively locally; may need to travel internationally if there is a need.

Competencies

• Supply Chain Management Competencies Forecasting and Demand Management Category Management Market & Spend Analysis Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Advanced Negotiation Skills Strategic Sourcing Supplier Relationship Management Supplier Development Contract Management Inventory Management Procure to Pay Process
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