Introduction
Our client is a supplier of steel and coal products for the mining industry. The client is looking for a Contracts Specialist (Supply Chain Management) with the following key criteria:
- A minimum of 3 years relevant supply chain or related; procurement, contract management experience. Adept in working with MS Office, various databases and contract management systems.
Understanding of Enterprise Resources Planning and/or Cloud based procurement solutions (e.g. SAP MM, Coupa).
PURPOSE:
- To manage, coordinate and administer contracts with suppliers.
- To assist the Manager, Group Contracts and Procurement with improving contract coverage and achieving commercial savings.
MAJOR CHALLENGES:
- Providing a contract management service to multiple Business Units, for multiple commodities.
- Continuous pressure exists on continuously improving in terms of cost effectiveness, innovation and productivity.
- Turnaround times of contract establishment and Statement of Work.
- Maintaining and effectively executing high volumes of users demands and active contracts.
Job Location: Centurion is a small town in Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Contract period: 12 Months
Duties & Responsibilities
Best Practice and Knowledge Management
- Identify and support the implementation of process and system enhancements to continuously improve contract management process
- Study/research best practice processes and benchmark the Company processes at regular intervals
- Assist in mitigating risk in terms of contractual exposure to the Company
Business Partner Enablement
- Identify, evaluate and support business partners/end-users to develop disciplined sourcing execution capabilities
- Provide process advice to business partners/end-users through in-transaction guidance and support
- Working with various internal and external stakeholders to expand and enrich supply chain content
Compliance, Governance and Assurance
- Ensure supplier stakeholders comply with relevant regulatory requirements
- Consolidate reports and provide feedback to the Manager, Group Contracts and Procurement on appropriate contract management reporting and governance requirements
- Collaborate and communicate with suppliers
- Implement portfolio targets in alignment with legislation and charters (e.g. Mining Charter, Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE), etc.)
- Provide guidance to stakeholders to ensure adherence to all policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
Contract Management
- Compile and manage contracts with service providers
- In conjunction with internal stakeholders, ensure that all relevant category strategies and governance requirements are met
- Negotiate, conclude and administer contracts throughout the contract lifecycle
- Evaluate contractual terms and condition and provide recommendations
- Responsible for the proactive management of contract lifecycle milestones for a portfolio of contracts
- Evaluate contract stipulations and provide recommendations
- Communicate and ensure adherence to contractual rights and obligations
- Record and monitor contract compliance and renewal applications
- Investigate the need for contract extensions and terminate contractual relationship upon completion if required
- Obtain approval for relevant contracts and documentation in line with governance requirements and departmental budgetary stipulations
- Responsible for safekeeping and retention of contractual documentation in accordance with Group standards and policies
- Manage the end to end contract management process
- Develop and implement contracting portfolio project plans
- Develop, socialise and implement contracting strategies
- Ensure all contracting plans incorporate and address Social and Labour Plans (SLP’s), Mining Charter and BBBEE preferential procurement objectives
- Compile tender documentation, issue Request for Quote (RFQ), adjudicate tenders in collaboration with technical and commercial specialists
- Ensure guidance and planning to contract modifications, price adjustments and contract close out
- Contribute to supplier development including Local Economic Development
- Develop and maintain key supplier agreements with a continuing focus on efficiency gains
- Identify opportunities for cost savings through product substitution, market testing, or other means
- Actively participate in organisation planning as it relates to procurement activities
Customer and Client Relationship Management
- Maintain a database of supplier information and continuously ensure that integrity and quality of data are relevant and of required standard
- Liaise with internal stakeholders and suppliers in the development of Service Level Agreements (SLA's) with suppliers
- Support on-boarding of new suppliers and manage supplier relationships
- Proactive engagement with suppliers and internal stakeholders related to contractual matters, i.e. disputes, claims, performance etc.
- Work collaboratively, efficiently and effectively with both internal/external customers and/or stakeholders
- Build sound relationships with Business Unit (BU) end-users, key suppliers and colleagues
- Support and adhere to functional budget requirements and cost containment goals
- Prepare contracting project plans and strategies
- Manage allocated contract portfolio from a contract life cycle management and milestone perspective
Functional Excellence
- Adhere to functional policies, standards, guidelines, procedures, end to end processes, tools, templates etc.
- Assist in standardising, simplifying and speeding-up functional processes, eliminating duplication and bureaucracy
- Apply functional best practices, promote sharing of best practices and knowledge
- Assist in the execution of functional excellence initiatives
Internal Business Processes
- Provide weekly feedback on progress related to contract lifecycle management activities
- Actively contribute to achieving Supply Chain Management (SCM) balanced score card targets
- Comply and adhere to Group processes, procedures and standards in the execution of contract lifecycle management activities
- Conduct monthly reporting on contracting process
- Ensure procurement savings occur
- Compile tender documentation as per project
- Determine commercial and financial evaluation of tenders
- Obtain tenders from specific marketplace through marketing process
Performance Management
- Identify reporting needs and validate against framework
- Confirm roles, responsibilities and expectations
- Determine capability and performance gaps in order to identify training needs
- Adhere to roles, responsibilities and expectations of the SCM process
- Comply with people performance and individual development processes and initiatives
Safe and Healthy Work Environment
- Maintain and ensure a healthy environment and safe operations Practices while ensuring compliance with all applicable Safety Health Environment and Community (SHEC) policies and procedures in line with set standards
- Encourage a culture that focuses on safety in all operations
Behavioural Alignment:
- Demonstrates creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
- Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
- Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
- Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
- Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective
Desired Experience & Qualification
REQUIREMENTS
- A minimum of 3 years relevant supply chain or related; procurement, contract management experience. Adept in working with MS Office, various databases and contract management systems.
Understanding of Enterprise Resources Planning and/or Cloud based procurement solutions (e.g. SAP MM, Coupa).
EXPERIENCE
- Relevant supply chain or related; procurement, contract management experience. Adept in working with MS Office, various databases and contract management systems. Understanding of Enterprise Resources Planning and/or Cloud based procurement solutions (e.g. SAP MM, Coupa).
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