Sourcing Specialist Ingredients Permanent

• You are responsible for the establishment and execution of sourcing events (RFI, RFQ, RFPs) for your respective commodity ensuring targeted savings are delivered and supply risks are mitigated. You have a detailed understanding of your commodity characteristics and Tiger Brands’ businesses. You configure and execute (e-)sourcing events and ensure a continuous supply of materials and services that meet the business operational need. You will manage a procurement spend of approx. R400m – R500m

• Provide full support to the Category / Commodity manager in carrying out the defined sourcing strategy (e.g. category analysis, negotiation, selection & contracting etc.)

• Understand business requirements and develop a tactical procurement plan for assigned spend with guidance from commodity and category manager

• Analyze the commodity spend, supply market and utilize the cost models created by the Supply Chain Centre of Excellence Sourcing Analytics team

• Conduct Tiger Brands RFI/Q processes and support in negotiations with suppliers, business stakeholders and internal clients to select suppliers and draft suitable contracts with service/delivery agreements

• Compile procurement motivations for approval of RFI/Q awards ensuring compliance with Tiger Brands Procurement Policy and Procedures

• Develop, implement and manage supplier contracts for assigned spend with support of the Tiger Brands Legal team.

• Coordinate the operational linkage with manufacturing sites to ensure that supplier performance levels are monitored and reported

• Integrate with operational procurement to resolve supply issues with suppliers
  Provide budgetary input, quarterly cost forecasts, and ZBM’s to commodity managers for review and signoff

• Complete commodity ZBM’s (manual and Oracle)

• Maintain Supply Risk registers for specified commodities
  Be a core part of the NPD project team and lead the procurement requirement for projects managed

• Extensive excel knowledge and skills to be deployed to complete evaluations, negotiations and price movements for all categories allocated to this role

• Monitor and manage contracts with categories and suppliers to ensure all contracts are valid and risk is managed and mitigated proactivel

Experience:

• Function – 3+ years’ experience procurement
• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Industry – Experience in FMCG industry