Head Strategic Sourcing

Job Role

Reporting to Head SCM: To ensure that SCM Strategic Management activities are executed through strategic sourcing principles to elevate organisational SCM maturity. To consistently deliver projects within scope, cost, quality and performance. To ensure delivery of process transformation, technology improvement initiatives for a more strengthened SCM department. To drive cost savings and efficiencies in the procurement processes. To drive a culture of high performance and ethical conduct.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC SOURCING STRATEGY

• Develop an annual procurement / demand plan
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies
• Determine and develop appropriate sources of supply for specific spend categories
• Build and maintain relationships with strategic suppliers
• Develop and maintain a knowledge management hub category trends , technologies for continuous improvement
• Improve processes
• Ability analyse and reduce TCO and life cycle cost
• Increase the value year on year of materials/services sourced and understand the benchmark global commodity cost
• Ensure that commodity strategies are communicated, executed and updated
• Ensure that strategic sourcing methods and principles are integrated, aligned and implemented to mobilize efficiencies and reduced procurement costs
• Drive technology optimisation · Review and report on the achievement of business units objectives.
• Execute Continuous Improvement projects to support SCM business goals and objectives
• Drive a superior performance culture , a strong customer centric and stakeholder management culture
• Provide support and input in the development and implementation of the overall SCM strategy
• Provide input into the review of the SCM operating model
• Drive the implementation of the SCM Technology Strategy

BUSINESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

• Continuously improve commodity and sourcing strategies and methods(RFX)
• Manage the sourcing of deals, contract, delivery and quality for a complete procurement cycle.
• Work with other members of the Operations Leadership team to develop and implement initiatives to reduce transaction costs, consolidate volume and create efficiency.
• Ensuring that costs saving benefits are realized through rigorous negotiations.
• Directly contribute to the Procurement cost savings goals
• Ensures on time delivery of Procurement projects
• Drive Operational and service delivery efficiencies
• Reviews and negotiates supplier contracts, sub-contractor agreements and other terms and conditions.
• Ensure optimal integration of functions and str
  
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