Specialist: IT Sourcing

Structural Information

Openserve
SO: CAO
Section: Next Gen Network Cat Mgt

Core Description

Responsible and accountable for sourcing the right IT products and/or service of the right quality at the right price at the right time from the most suitable source of supply in accordance with Telkom's Procurement policies and procedures and Black Economic Empowerment to create shareholders value and customer satisfaction. To ensure Procurement synergies are identified and achieved.

Job Responsibilities

Engage with the business stakeholders to understand business requirements
Conduct spend and market analysis and research to understand commodity trends within the organization compared to local and global trends
Development of IT related Category Strategies taking into account Openserves Strategy, Product strategy and Technical strategy
Draft and manage own RFX's
Manage the governance processes during each RFX
Negotiate best value contracts for the company using TCO models
Manage medium to complex supplier relationships and contracts
Create and maintain an up to date, visible and accessible repository of IT procurement contract information indicating vendor, contract value, goods or services for which the contract exists; as well as flags indicating upcoming contract renewal or termination
Prepare and administer correspondence and contract documentation throughout the life cycle of a contract, including termination and contract closeout activities
Deliver efficient and effective contract management services to the stakeholders through determining the urgency, importance, impact and resource implications
Responsible for implementation and management of IT products/services
Analyze the spend baseline to manage the category profile, including risk assessment and supplier relationship
Manage the supplier selection, identification of potential strategic partners and fact-based negotiations for the category
Manage the strategy implementation and sourcing execution against the established measures and controls in alignment with the overall KPI framework, manage the cross functional sourcing team and measures category practices against best-in-class benchmarks to identify value delivery initiatives
Supports the management of internal customer feedback and query resolution on category and supplier performance
Manage Supplier relationships by establishing and maintaining rapport with all levels of supplier personnel and internal customers
Manage the BBBEE performance within the category
In collaboration with the Compliance and Risk team, assesses and defines the supplier risk management plan and mitigation actions

Core Competencies

Core Functional Knowledge/ Skills

Spend & Demand Analysis; Specification Analysis; Supply Market & Competitor Analysis; Value Chain & Total Cost Analysis; Strategic Category Management; Value Identification; Tendering; Contracting/ Legal; Content Management; Reporting & Procurement Contracts

Communicating with Impact; Drive for Results; Team Working; Customer Management; Building Relationships; Project Management & Planning;

Strategic Agility; Challenging & Influencing; Process & Policy Adherence; Business and financial analysis; Dealing with Ambiguity; Holding

People Accountable; Leading High Performance Teams; Managing & Leading Change

Competencies (Behaviour)

Business Leadership; Market Leadership; Organisational Leadership; Personal Leadership; Thought Leadership;

Experience in sourcing environment with large scale sourcing projects exposure

An understanding of the National Development Plan (NDP), NIPC, ICT sector guides and B-BBEE codes

Knowledge and experience Must have a good understanding of the ICT industry, with a focus on the Telecommunications market and trends.in medium to complex negotiations, contracts management, business finance and strategic cost management

Experience in building and managing long term internal and external business relationships

Ability to lead and inspire his/her category team and succeed in a fast changing and highly competitive market, keeping the team focused on

breakthrough procurement strategies and tactics to best leverage the procurement budget

Executive presence and credibility; with a focus on unquestionable integrity and management skills that allow for instant credibility with employees,

peers and both internal and external customers

Education