Category Lead - Maintenance, Repairs & Operations (MRO)
Talent Genie
- Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for all categories from Source to Contract and Procure to Pay perspective.
- Provide oversight and management of the category management, including category strategy development and implementation, strategic sourcing, operational sourcing and contract management for strategic and critical business requirements.
- Governance, Compliance & People Management:
- Adhere to and enforce Procurement strategy, policy and procedures, and drive a culture of Governance and compliance across the Team
- Submit monthly reports and annual audits to ensure compliance with the procurement function standards
- Lead, mentor, and guide team members to ensure clear direction and career growth including learning and development.
- Ensure team members have the resources and support required.
- Category Strategy:
- Accountable for the development and execution of the overall category strategy.
- Oversees and guides category manager on the development of respective category strategies for sourcing and procuring materials and services, supply chain and logistics
- Provide support to category managers on negotiation strategies.
- Lead high-value or high stake supplier negotiations
- Perform risk analysis, and develop mitigation plans and solutions to problems.
- Cost Management:
- Develop the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) strategy in collaboration with business stakeholders, and work with category managers to execute this across the Group
- Performs total cost of ownership evaluations, monitor product pricing and impact analysis for the pursuit of continuous cost improvements.
- Work with category specialists to execute this strategy and continuously seek out cost savings opportunities
- Procure to Pay:
- Oversee the procure to pay and source to contract processes and ensure availability of materials and maintained stock levels.
- Supplier Management:
- Oversee the execution of the supplier strategy (including localisation initiatives)
- Oversee the management of supplier relationships and monitor supplier performance
- Engage with Procurement Executive for in-country supplier relationship management requirements
- Relevant Bachelors Degree in Commerce
- Minimum 8 years of procurement experience
- Detailed knowledge of category management
- Advanced negotiating skills
- Legal contracting skills
- Understanding of NEC contract mechanism
- Excellent leadership and management skills
- Able to build and maintain relationships at supplier level
- Strong influencing skills
- Sound judgement
- Excellent problem solving skills.
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