About Purpose of Position: Strategic Sourcing Manager Jobs at Transnet

Position Purpose:
•Accountable for End to End Sourcing Process
• Accountable for holistic profiling of spend, demand specifications and embedding best practices in the sourcing process per Sourcing Transaction for the OD
• Accountable for leveraging strategic sourcing best practices, negotiations, data insights for sourcing strategy and engagements

Transnet Strategic Sourcing Manager Job Requirements

Transnet Strategic Sourcing Manager job requirements are following:-

Qualifications & Experience:
•Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Purchasing, Supply chain, Economics or Industrial Engineering is required (NQF 7),
• Minimum 6-8 years’ applicable experience in Procurement and at a large enterprise of which at least 3 years at managerial level,
• MBA or related postgraduate qualification will be advantageous,
• Hands on line management experience in a Procurement department,
•CIPS membership required.
Standard Job Requirements
• Driver’s license code 08
• Travel as required and approved

Strategic Sourcing Manager Job Responsibility for Transnet Job Vacancy

Position outputs:
•Oversee creation of the spend profiles, purchasing practices / processes, requirements and specifications for all required RFPs
•Oversee research/collation of inputs used as inputs into the purchasing strategy
•Accountable for the execution of all business change strategies used to transform current
operations, applying strategic sourcing and Procurement best practices
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•Oversee the implementation of all strategic plans for sourcing, collaborating with the Procurement teams and other ODs as required to deliver best practices
•Owner of the end to end Procurement cycle within OD from sourcing to contract drafting as Required.
•Oversee sourcing spend, working with teams to source best value while maximising returns
•Accountable for building / maintain relationships with suppliers, end users and other Procurement team members
•Manage risks across the strategic sourcing process and apply mitigation as required.
Research / Analysis
•Monitor performance; comparison of actual versus expected against SLAs/KPIs,
collaborating with end users and other teams
•Research and analyse the supply market and supplier capabilities to remain
informed of all sourcing strategy / execution relevant insights
•Provide analytical support for new targets and expectations
Strategic Sourcing Support
•Ensure alignment with ODs performance expectations
•Monitor adherence to established contracts and realisation of savings,
collaborating with contract mgt. and SRM teams as required.
•Support Head of Category, CPO and other team members in driving internal
change management