Senior Manager: Supply Chain

The core purpose of the role is the development of effective and transparent procurement processes, development of supplier partnerships and contract management processes to achieve high standards of quality, supplier performance and security of supply, continuous management of costs of supply to maintain competitive levels and development of staff to achieve career goals, to optimize value from the total procurement spend for the company.

Your responsibilities will include:

Development and maintenance of procurement policies and procedures to support business objectives and to promote competitiveness, fairness, and good corporate governance. Development of strategies to guide the way the company purchases each category of spend to optimize value, achieve supply efficiency as well lowest process costs and supply risk management for each category. Develop and maintain a framework for establishing and managing relationships with suppliers that enables suppliers’ performance to be measured and improved continuously, that enables suppliers to propose and progress cost and quality improvement initiatives, and that promotes good corporate governance and win-win relationships. Develop and maintain systems and processes for all aspects of order fulfillment and third-party logistics. Maintain process standards that ensure early risk management, promote best value propositions from suppliers, identify best alternatives among offers and is transparent to both the company and the suppliers. Manage an on-going process to continually identify and implement cost saving measures to achieve spend optimization to contribute to overall company competitiveness. Develop and maintain freight mode guidelines to achieve the business service and cost objectives; manage third party logistics providers to meet service levels and manage supplier delivery performance. Manage supplier performance for delivery of both imported and local orders. Develop documentation and implement formal contingency sourcing plans as part business continuity planning framework. Development of systems, policies, procedures, and processes to ensure efficient development, enactment, administration, and closure of business contracts to achieve quality delivery and optimal risk management relating to contracts. Develop a high performing and motivated team and guide staff to achieve their career goals. Alignment with market SCM heads on M-Pesa in market spend to maximize group purchasing power.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

Technical / professional qualifications: Degree in Technology, Engineering, Business, or similar qualification At least a Graduate Diploma Qualification in Supply chain management or similar qualification At least 7 years’ direct experience in procurement and vendor management all with responsibility for procurement policy development, procurement performance management and supplier partnership develop in an environment leveraging ERP capabilities for procurement-related functions and processes Core competencies, knowledge, and experience: Targets effort and resources on high-value, high impact activity Focuses on achieving maximum performance and driving continuous improvement Thinks about processes and problems crossfunctionally and end-to-end Uses knowledge of products, technology, process, systems and policy to solve problems Finds creative ways to exploit opportunities and solve problems Takes risks and pushes what is possible Experiments with unorthodox approaches Translates business requirements into viable commercial models Evaluates potential impact on the business of supplier proposals Category Management/Planning Shares and applies category-specific supplier market intelligence to enhance business decisions Uses appropriate tools and techniques to develop and implement strategic Category Plans Negotiation Uses structured approach to achieve agreements that are successful for M-Pesa Africa. Demonstrates a range of behavioural techniques to achieve agreements that are successful for M-Pesa Africa Contract Management Builds and implements effective commercial contracts and understands the legal implications Applies knowledge of the ethical and legal environment to safeguard M-Pesa Africa’s interests Working with parnters Works effectively with suppliers and partners to influence their plans and maximise value delivery from the relationship Logistics Uses effective tools and techniques to translate business requirements into accurate plans and schedules Optimizes inbound goods,stock holding and distribution processes to minimise risk and meet customer demand Closing date for Applications: 29 June 2023 The base location for this role is, Vodacom Campus, Midrand. The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.

About the company

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