We provide individuals, cities and businesses innovative solutions based on our expertise in 4 key Business Units:
- Renewable Energy
- Thermal and Supply
- Energy Solutions
- Networks
- Key Responsibilities
- Manage the procurement process for the daily operations of the South African corporate office. This includes but not limited to: Administration, Human Resources, Finance, IT, Travel, Health & Safety etc;
- Enforce the Group procurement policy and governance when procuring any goods and services;
- Ensure due diligence is done on suppliers and that they are onboarded properly;
- Ensure good relations with suppliers and vendors and build up a vendor database;
- Expedite orders regularly and provide status updates to the end users;
- Ensure that delivery of the product or service is compliant with the contractual terms (lead time, quality, price etc);
- Contribute to achieving the department savings and performance targets;
- Support the implementation and roll out of digital tools for procurement such as the ERP system;
- Assist with procurement department reporting and data collection as and when required;
- Provide support in G&A purchasing matters to other regional offices: share the knowledge and support when required on G&A suppliers and global contracts;
- Utilise the framework agreements negotiated regionally and by the group.
- Utilise the framework agreements negotiated regionally and by the group;
- Execute the sourcing events. Run the full process from start to finish;
- Interaction Network:
- O&M Procurement Manager, Head of Procurement Africa, CPO AMEA, Procurement, Finance teams & End users from HR, Administration, Health & Safety, Finance, IT etc
- Suppliers, Technical and H&S Teams, Owner & Assets companies procurement Team.
- Minimum Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelors degree in procurement or supply chain or NQF equivalent;
- 5 years functional experience covering procurement, supply chain and logistics;
- Experience in operational procurement preferably in power plants;
- CIPS level 4 or higher is preferred;
- Good autonomy;
- Team player;
- Good analytical skills;
- Fluent in English;
- Experience in negotiation;
- Good organisation and communication skills;
- Pays attention to detail;
- Good knowledge of digital tools including ERP systems (SAP, Maximo, MS Dynamics etc.), Advance Excel, Power BI, MS Office applications etc.
- Basic Understanding:
- Good understanding and experience in the procurement processes: Source to Pay, Procure to Pay, Manage your Supplier Panel;
- Logistics & Supply Chain ;
- Power Generation or Oil & Gas knowledge is a plus;
- Location/travel: Occasional travel is required
