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Senior Category Manager : Mro

Senior Category Manager : Mro

Omnia HoldingsGauteng, South Africa
8 days ago
Job description

Overview

The Senior Category Manager : MRO & Fleet is responsible for effecting the most appropriate procurement processes to optimise the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to Omnia Group across a Global span at an acceptable level of supply risk, in accordance with all related policies. The Senior Category Manager will ensure alignment of Procurement Strategy and execute relevant KPI's in area of responsibility.

Their scope of work is Global and for the Omnia Group and will be defined by a set of spend categories allocated for their management. The Senior Category Manager : MRO & Fleet will be responsible for executing the procurement strategy for MRO & Fleet raw material spend. This will involve an in depth understanding of the market, supplier sourcing, risk and performance management. Analysis of current procurement expenditures, business needs both current and future, and supply markets should enable the Senior Category Manager to develop optimal sourcing strategies for review and acceptance by business and Chief Procurement Officer. The Senior Category Manger is responsible for attracting, retaining and engaging preferred suppliers, on terms and with relationships that are favourable to the company at competitive costs, appropriate service levels and risk exposure. The Senior Category Manager will establish relationships with internal customers. As part of the TCO analysis, the Senior Category Manager will question and review all elements of supply and demand, to understand internal needs and motivate innovative solutions for all elements of the TCO model.

Responsibilities

  • Global scope for the Omnia Group and will be defined by spend categories allocated for management.
  • Execute the procurement strategy for MRO & Fleet raw material spend; involve in-depth understanding of the market, supplier sourcing, risk and performance management.
  • Analyze current procurement expenditures, business needs (current and future), and supply markets to enable development of optimal sourcing strategies for review and acceptance by business and Chief Procurement Officer.
  • Attract, retain and engage preferred suppliers on terms and with relationships favourable to the company at competitive costs, appropriate service levels and risk exposure.
  • Establish relationships with internal customers; as part of the TCO analysis, question and review all elements of supply and demand to understand internal needs and motivate innovative solutions for all elements of the TCO model.

Qualifications

Minimum Academic & Professional Qualifications required for this position

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Commerce, Operations Management, Business Process Management, Analytics, Information Technology, or equivalent
  • MCIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply), PMP (Project Management Professional) or SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional) desirable
  • Experience

  • 3 - 5 years in a management position
  • 3 years\' experience in Category Management
  • 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing (Advantageous)
  • Duties

    Strategy and Analysis

  • Identify and execute appropriate procurement channel in line with Procurement Policy
  • Perform and oversee spend analysis by collecting, cleansing, classifying and analysing expenditure data to inform current spend profile
  • Formulate, execute and maintain sourcing strategies for relevant spend groups to optimise TCO, at a known and acceptable level of risk
  • Develop or utilise TCO models to understand all costs associated with a purchase
  • Propose adjustments to procedures, for optimisation of buying mechanisms
  • Support strategic agendas by incorporating and implementing appropriate ESD strategy requirements into the sourcing approach
  • Track market price and demand indices that influence the supply market
  • Evaluate and understand market conditions to contribute to competitive sourcing strategies, control costs and manage risk
  • Establish, guide and support cross-functional teams from business stakeholders to ensure a broad-based approach in development and execution of the sourcing strategy
  • Develop sourcing strategies for consideration and approval by appropriate leads in the business, that optimise TCO with acceptable risk
  • Contribute to business initiatives designed to improve supply chain efficiency
  • Investigate and propose innovative approaches to meet internal demand by questioning accepted norms and practice
  • Identify and analyse local trading demands, trends, and opportunities within bulk commodity markets; introduce potential trading opportunities to the company''s business units in area of focus
  • Facilitate collaborations and partnerships; manage the company supply chain by sourcing, reviewing, and purchasing commodities
  • Update inventory strategies where needed to increase sales and manage stock quantities
  • Negotiate favourable prices and terms of purchase to maximise best commodity sourcing practices
  • Develop commodities trading strategies to guide positions during various market trends or economic conditions
  • Ensure that project-approved budgets are adhered to
  • Operational

  • Execute sourcing strategy and appropriate sourcing events (e.g., RFx) as required per defined and approved sourcing strategy, with support of a cross-functional team
  • Ensure sourcing events are structured, transparent and fair, with a defensible process, to ensure participation which aligns with Company policies and the code of ethics
  • Confirm the selection of supplier / s that best meet the selection criteria defined in the sourcing strategy
  • Lead supplier engagement by involving commercial, legal, technical and other relevant parties where appropriate
  • Onboard suppliers and support business in initial engagement to ensure smooth phase in, phase out management
  • Report on sourcing strategy effectiveness and contract compliance by reviewing adherence to the agreement by all parties and raising deviations as needed
  • Execute supplier management in line with the sourcing strategy and ensure appropriate performance and evaluations occur, with remedial action as appropriate
  • Utilise contract management processes to support in contract monitoring and maintenance
  • As a subject-matter expert, provide sourcing support relating to advisory and delivery services, contracts and queries to meet operational sourcing requirements
  • Generate reports detailing sourcing strategy key deliverables (e.g., savings, OTIF, compliance, security of supply)
  • Job Competencies

    Duties Continued

    Financial / Governance

  • Ensure that sourcing processes and practices, across the procurement life cycle, strictly align with governance requirements
  • Protect the company''s assets, through appropriate insurances to mitigate risk
  • Ensure savings are tracked and auditable
  • Formally track risks in line with the business risk assessment approach
  • Internal Stakeholders

  • Lead the development and maintenance of relationships with internal stakeholders as the first point of contact for end-user sourcing queries and needs
  • Manage stakeholder expectations on the delivery of sourcing services by providing effective, open, swift communication and issue resolution
  • Utilise a mechanism to understand delivery to internal customers (e.g., VOC surveys)
  • Use queries / complaints to understand sourcing problems, gather information, establish root cause and propose solutions
  • People

  • Lead and manage any subordinates / team members on projects and tasks
  • Ensure knowledge, skills and competence are in place to meet objectives; contribute toward departmental goals
  • Supervise the work of subordinates by allocating and delegating work and providing development support
  • Support subordinates in their learning and growth objectives
  • Collaborate with other Senior Category Managers and teams
  • General

    Technical Competencies

    Financial

  • Ability to perform spend analysis at category and spend group level; interpret spend analysis; use TCO models
  • Advanced business acumen; quantify / risk costs; perform RFP / Tender evaluation
  • Ability to track rebates; understand Supply Chain profitability; manage discounts
  • Customer

  • Define user requirements and develop evaluation criteria with user weightings; develop SLAs
  • Lead sourcing team discussions; understand factors driving demand; forecast customer needs
  • Supplier

  • Understand the supply market; perform analysis; select performance measures; execute supplier management against SLAs
  • Negotiate effectively with suppliers; develop RFP / Tender documents
  • Knowledge & Innovation

  • Understand organisation policies, procedures and targets; apply TCO principles; category strategy development
  • Competence in IT systems (Masterpiece, Data Warehouse); advanced Excel; risk management
  • Behavioural Competencies

    Managerial

  • Present and share information; manage and lead a team and projects; strong relationship management; performance management; coaching
  • Continuous Improvement

  • Influence improvements; identify opportunities; drive adoption of changes; negotiate with stakeholders
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