Procurement Manager I Durban
Vacancy: Procurement Manager
Location: Durban
Start: December or January
Salary: R 40 000 – R 45 000 basic per month + a host of other benefits
Supervise and manage all procurement functions, ensuring the efficient and effective management of suppliers/service providers, extracting maximum value and providing for the procurement needs of the company.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Responsible for organising and maintaining a central facility for the purchase of all raw materials, packaging and finished goods, services and contracts on a best price / best quality basis
- Ensuring the smooth supply of material, consumables and equipment to the company
- Controlling the purchase and supply of all procured items and services
- Implementing best practices on technologies, processes, policies, and procedures to support the purchasing process
- Sourcing the most affordable materials for the company’s manufacturing process
- Projecting stock levels and actively involved with sales forecasts
- Giving sourcing input to colleagues to aid business planning and development
- Establishing terms, pricing, quality requirements , delivery, and contracts with suppliers
- Reviewing all contracts/agreements to achieve “best price/best quality “purchasing
- Maintaining records of supplier contracts, agreements, goods ordered received
- Regularly contacting suppliers to renegotiate prices
- Sourcing and rate negotiation of new material locally and worldwide with proper incomers , delivery time and quality
- Managing the procurement supplier relationships for the company
- Continuously monitoring, evaluating, and improving supplier performance (monthly, quarterly, half yearly, annual)
- Auditing suppliers based on ISO 9001, 14000 and 18 000 system
- Building effective strategic supply chain partnerships
- Providing and monitoring a budget and monthly cost control
- Delivering cost savings for the company
- Benchmarking performance of the Supply Chain
- Adhering to all company policies with particular regard to accounting principles
- Adhering to and implementing Global Procurement Guidelines and policies
- Making recommendations and advising senior management on all purchasing levels
- Managing, Developing , and Improving the purchasing team of 4 people
- Delegating projects and tasks to junior staff
- Promoting best practices across the Company
- Ensuring ISO 9001, 14000 and 18 000 system is maintained
- Management of other service providers at head Office including : maintenance, security, garden services and general services
Compliance
Ensure all statutory governmental regulations are complied with
Projects
Researching and installing new systems, designed for efficiencies and cost savings
Education and experience
- Matric
- Relevant tertiary qualification in procurement or business management
- 5 years working experience within a procurement environment
- 2-5 years managerial experience
- General knowledge of ERP systems – Axapta / SAP advantageous
Should you meet the requirements of this position, please send your cv to kendall@protalent.co.za
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.