Category Manager: Corporate Services and Facilities - Isando, South Africa - Barloworld Equipment

Barloworld Equipment

Verified Company

Isando, South Africa

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Core purpose of the role

The core purpose of the role is to formulate and execute sourcing strategies for commodities within the allocated Category following the defined Strategic Sourcing process to extract value from the spend using Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach across the supply value chain.

The incumbent is responsible for conducting value opportunities assessment on the assigned category, formulate appropriate sourcing strategy, execute relevant sourcing event (e.g RFP), conduct fact-based negotiation, development and conclusion of agreement, manage supplier performance and tracking savings and spend compliance monitoring, and ensuring a consistent approach toward all sourcing, purchasing and tendering activities are within the procurement governance framework of the business.

The incumbent is also responsible for ensuring that value for money is maximised and cost-savings are generated within the allocated Category.

The incumbent is also responsible for building strong relationships with suppliers and service providers, facilitate collaborative negotiations approach to secure the best deals based on quality, delivery and price, and for tracking & reporting on performance against contractual agreements and business targets in area of responsibility.

The incumbent is responsible to capture and challenge business needs and requirements to ensure lean demand and enabling innovative solutions from the supply market through continuous market analysis and minimise supply related risk in the business.

Key deliverables and outputs

Category Sourcing Execution

Formulate and execute sourcing strategies for commodities within the allocated Category following the defined Strategic Sourcing process to extract value from the spend using Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach across the supply value chain
Execute Category sourcing strategy and implement the relevant policies and procedures for cost effective and efficient strategic sourcing and supplier management.
Support the transformation agenda by identifying and improving the Category supplier database and by incorporating and implementing ESD strategy as per the agreed strategy.
Execute sourcing events e.g. RFX as required per defined and approved category sourcing strategy.
Identify Category opportunities to leverage economies of scale and develop proposals and recommendations for consideration and approval by the appropriate leads in the business.
Contribute to business initiatives that are designed to improve supply chain efficiency, maintain product quality standards, and reduce costs. Track market price and demand indices that influence the sourcing of the commodity in the market.
Evaluate and understand market conditions in order to contribute to competitive sourcing strategies and control costs.
Conduct internal & external Category profiling.
Develop commodity shouldcost model where required as part of the sourcing strategy to extract value from the supply market.
Develop commodity sourcing project charter for each sourcing event.
Establish crossfunctional team from business stakeholders for each commodity for providing broadbased approach in executing business requirement to ensure inclusive total solution,

Category Financial Targets

Achieve the agreed financial targets for the strategic sourcing category.
Drive the realisation of savings, supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in area of responsibility.
Identify saving opportunities and initiate individual projects and initiatives at operational levels in allocated category
Contribute to the budgeting process by providing goods and service pricing and unit rates.

Category Contract Management

Manage Category contracts to ensure the business meets its contractual obligations and derives the desired value.
Implement Contract compliance monitoring
Identify and manage risks that may arise through the operation of the contract and implement agreed financial and operational controls.
Support factbased negotiation by providing information on quality, delivery, and price and compile regular reports demonstrating cost savings.
Monitor volume thresholds/economies of scale.
Drive Continuous improvement through ongoing engagements with exiting suppliers as well as potential new suppliers.

Category Supplier Management

Manage Category supplier relationships to capture relevant innovation and mitigate supply risks.
Monitor Category supplier performance to ensure delivery on SLAs and compliance requirements.
Ensure that the B-BBBEE credentials of suppliers are current.
Build and maintain strong supportive and mutually beneficial relationships with operational and functional management and their suppliers in the allocated Category.
Analyse and report on supplier trends to ensure relevance and market intelligence to the business.

Reporting, Risk, Ethics and Compliance