Sourcing Specialist - Westville, South Africa - RCL FOODS Careers

RCL FOODS Careers

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Westville, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

RCL FOODS is searching for a
Sourcing Specialist with a strong
Commercial, Legal background to join our
Group Services Division.

This position will be based at our
National Office in Westville, Durban and report to the
Sourcing Manager.

The purpose of this role is to support the Sourcing Manager to strategically source, negotiate, manage and evaluate Group contracts within a specific category, as well as to facilitate increased contract coverage and spend across the Group within the category.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic Support

Working with the Sourcing Manager to develop category strategy, sourcing exercises and general spend analysis.
Develop short, mid and long term strategies for the various subcategories ensuring delivery at the most competitive cost.

Operational Management

Source new items and suppliers based on the specifications provided by the Business by researching industry/commodity trends.
Supplier market interaction and obtaining samples for testing.
Produce reports and present information to relevant Functions to highlight potential sourcing or saving opportunities and update the Sourcing Manager on actions where applicable.

Drive Group Sourcing Projects:

Contribute to Group Sourcing Savings Targets by working on new projects as well as contract extensions & renegotiations.

Drive Group Contract Spend:

Achieve Contract Spend Targets in both SAP and Syspro ERP systems.

Category Spend Management:

Ensure Top Spend Categories are covered by Category Strategies.

Market Analysis and Forecasting

Evaluate market conditions in order to develop sourcing strategies, maintain/improve quality and influence cost controls.
Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities.
Effectively communicate with internal cross functional teams on the current and future status of products and services markets.

Supplier Management

Evaluate and ensure potential suppliers are capable of meeting the specified requirements.
Negotiate the lowest possible cost for the products and/or services balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs.
Negotiate commercial terms & conditions
Compile SLA's
Monitor Supplier performance against SLA's.
Maintain positive Supplier relationships.

Technical Expertise

Provide ongoing advice and support on best practice to ensure continuous improvement in category contract sourcing and vendor management.
Develop specialist knowledge on assigned category and identify opportunities to deliver best value solutions and make recommendations on preferred strategies to the Sourcing Manager.

SAP Enablement

Work with the master data team to ensure the SAP master data related to the procurement category is accurate and up to date.
Arrange for all new catalogues and suppliers to be promptly loaded on the SAP system.

Legal Expertise:

Ability to independently draft service and supply legal agreements for the Group.
Thorough understanding of the contract management process, i.e engage with the business to identify and define the scope of work, update the schedule of prices and payment terms, define the service levels, price escalation clauses, etc.
Prepare contract amendments on a frequent basis.
Address and resolve amendments to the standard legal terms and conditions, prepare risk assessments for limitation of liability, conjunction with Group Legal.
Ability to hold the Supplier accountable for nonconformances/ deviation from performing the services and supply of goods as stipulated in the contract through remediation or notice of termination where relevant.

Tender/ RFQ Management

Solicit and evaluate proposals for Group contracts.
Manage the administrative aspects of tenders/ RFQ's for Group contracts in the specific category.
Prepare tenders/ RFQ's and compile tender analysis/ evaluation schedules.
Coordinate invitations for tender and RFQ's to the relevant suppliers.
Communicate tender/ RFQ outcome to the business.

Minimum Requirements:

Degree in commerce/finance, supply chain management or a related field

3-5 years' experience within a sourcing, project management and commercial management environment

Demonstrated knowledge of economic indicators, cost drivers and cost analysis

Demonstrated experience in project management

Confidence to interact and work in cross functional teams

Key Categories being managed include but are not limited to Nutritional Additives, Waste Management, Chemicals, PPE, Sales and Marketing, HR, Facilities Management and Business Services, etc.

Drive Group Sourcing Savings via Pursuit Tracker and Coupa Tool advantegeous

Step change Forecasting capabilities via ETSA advantegeous