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Group Leader Indirect Purchasing - Midrand

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My client, a multinational engineering and technology company, is looking for a Group Leader Indirect Purchasing to join their team in Midrand. The purpose of the Group Leader Indirect Purchasing role is to manage and support indirect purchasing activities for South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Angola, and the UAE, in line with local and central directives. Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: * Lead and guide the Indirect Purchasing team * Target and/or disciplinary responsibility for assigned associates * Co-ordination of targets concerning the team with responsible department head * Cost center controlling * First level escalations * Approval of sourcing / contract awarding decisions (value limit according to signature regulation) * Provide training to the team * Setup and regular review of material groups and the purchasing strategy * Setup a supplier structure aligned with the product and global strategy for the South African office * Conduct and support supplier decisions and awarding * Conduct RFQ validation and comparison * Conduct negotiation and contracting according to material group bundling level, reach purchasing ratio target and optimize costs * Conduct and co-ordinate sourcing activities (new projects, localization, 2nd sourcing) co-operate with commodity buyers in other African countries * Continuous assessment of supplier performance, contracts, and price negotiations * Process purchase orders within SAP * Secure early involvement by the internal business partner (requestor) * Support with system improvements and drive KPIs * Ensure the adherence of iBuy processes and strategies * Application of the iBuy purchasing tools and expedite the integration process * Local responsibility for the purchasing results * Develop and implement measures to sustainable close audit findings REQUIREMENTS: * University degree in Purchasing / Logistics / Economics or related field * At least 5 years experience in purchasing in a similar role of which 4 years+ needs to be in a leadership role * Purchasing experience in professional services and machinery equipment * Experience with a multinational organization and the interaction with other departments * Experience in dealing with external suppliers and partners * Drivers license and own transport * Ability to travel in Africa/Middle East *Desired Skills: * * indirect purchasing * Africa * Middle East * professional services and machinery equipment * multinational organisation experience * external suppliers * purchasing strategy * RFQs * negotiation * SAP https://protool.gumtree.co.za/external-link-browser.html?url=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi16YS53aGF0am9icy5jb20vY29vcG9iX19jcGxfX18xNTU0Xzk3NjhfXzQ5Nz91dG1fc291cmNlPWd1bXRyZWUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1mZWVkJmtleXdvcmQ9&jid=1183254&xid=1554_9768

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