Responsible for procurement of the company\u2019s products and services from regional vendors, in order to support internal stakeholders, by establishing and maintaining long-term beneficial relationships and strategies. The role supports sales and project teams in their growth and delivery objectives.<\/p>\n
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Job Title:<\/strong> Procurement Manager Job Summary:<\/strong> External:<\/strong> Experience & Qualifications<\/strong>: Minimum Experience:<\/strong> Other Requirements:<\/strong> Key Performance Areas & Indicators:<\/strong> CARRIER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT:<\/strong> SLA \/ CREDIT MANAGEMENT:<\/strong> COST SAVINGS:<\/strong> CANCELLATION:<\/strong> Competency requirements for position:<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong> JHB – Northern
\nReference:<\/strong> PE009712-Tabz-1<\/p>\n
\nDuties & Responsibilities:<\/strong>
\nKey stakeholder Relationship:<\/strong>
\nInternal
\nFinance, Procurement, Operations, Sales, Project Managers, Quality Assurance, Contract Manager<\/p>\n
\nCustomers, Vendors\/suppliers, Attorneys<\/p>\n
\nMinimum Qualification:<\/strong>
\nITIL basic foundation certification
\nBachelors degree in commerce, supply chain or related tertiary qualification preferable
\nProject management or service delivery background advantageous<\/p>\n
\n5 years\u2019 experience in telecommunications industry, data networking products (MPLS, Ethernet, WAN, etc.).
\nExperience in procurement from international suppliers, predominately in Africa and Middle East (preferable)<\/p>\n
\nValid passport
\nWilling to travel internationally on an ad hoc basis
\nPrepared to work overtime, if required<\/p>\n
\nPROCUREMENT:<\/strong>
\nTasks
\nFully engage with Commercial Manager to confirm any technical requirements, SLA and delivery lead times for all firm requests
\nEnsuring services are sourced and negotiated at market-related prices or less.
\nMonitor escalations received from Commercial Managers to ensure pricing requests completed within the timeline for the respective country matrix.
\nNegotiate further discounts, based on firm order and obtain an official quote for all requests at 100% probability
\nSubmit a final offer to Commercial Managers accurately
\nEnsuring pricing books are up to date and communicated with management if any price changes take place.<\/p>\n
\nTasks
\nWork with global suppliers, ensuring open and transparent communication of supplier feedback
\nDevelops, reviews, and refines supplier score cards and procedures for vendor rules of engagement.
\nLeverage score card analytics to make data-driven decisions and recommendations to stakeholders and leaders.
\nManage and resolve supplier escalations from internal departments
\nResponsible for resolving Supplier invoice holds and payment issues from suppliers.
\nRetrieve reports from the system and generate monthly reports to measure trends<\/p>\n
\nTasks:<\/strong>
\nEnsure SLA criteria including penalties are in place with all vendors
\nAnalyses monthly SLA reporting received from QA for non-performance
\nNegotiate necessary credit note with the supplier based on SLA reporting
\nObtain necessary credit note and ensure captured by Finance<\/p>\n
\nTasks:<\/strong>
\nParticipate in transformational, consolidation and negotiate annual cost-savings initiatives
\nAnalyze annual spend per supplier and advise on consolidation or other initiatives to reduce costs and improve service delivery<\/p>\n
\nTasks:<\/strong>
\nRequest cancellation terms from suppliers
\nTimeous and accurate processing of all requests
\nProvide accurate feedback to Commercial Managers on cancellation period and penalties<\/p>\n
\nKNOWLEDGE:<\/strong>
\nProduct knowledge of Ethernet, MPLS and Internet data solutions
\nKnowledge of ISP\/data solution providers and markets across Africa
\nBasic knowledge of telco regulations and legislation in various countries<\/p>\n