Local Procurement Coordinator

PCI Recruitment • Other • Mokopane, Limpopo, South Africa • $200 - $300 / year • 9h ago

Local Procurement Co Ordinator

Responsible for the management of local procurement of materials, services, and supplies. To always increase Local spend. Ensures compliance to all local procurement targets, and ensures statistical data and reporting are accurate. Responsible for compiling reports for DMRE and all other stakeholders, internal and external.

We are looking for a Local Procurement Co Ordinator, on D1 level, who will be responsible for ensuring we reach our Local procurement targets, and will be the face of procurement in the communities, with significant interaction with our current Major Contractors on site regarding appointing Local Community sub-contractors and spending local on day-to-day procurement. Contracts experience and working with contractors are important. We want this person to have the knowledge to protect a small contractor against the major contractors.

This person will be responsible for reporting and driving initiatives in ensuring Local target spend compliance.

Duties & Responsibilities

Safety, Health and Environment

Compliance and application of the Mine Health and Safety Act
Report all unsafe conditions and work practices and ensure compliance.

Operations and Technical Input

Provide guidance on processes to increase Local spend.
Show increase on usage of Local suppliers by Buyers.
Implement and maintain systems that increase the procurement of all non-stocked & stocked requests from the Local Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary.
Increase local spend to 80% on controlled spend.
Build and maintain strong and long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
Engage with stakeholders on future mine needs and opportunities to change suppliers to increase Local spend.
Identify high value spend National suppliers suitable for joint ventures to increase Local spend.
Identify and assess new supply options for current and upcoming purchasing requirements for Local opportunities.
Conduct supplier visits and report on capabilities, including updates on the Local suppliers database.
Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements when purchasing from Local entities.
Support ESD suppliers proposed from the ESD Department and provide relevant feedback to the Buyers.
Assist suppliers with their vendor onboarding and monitor progress on Portal.
Assist with adjudication process to ensure fair and transparent adjudication.
Ensure that all administration is neat, current, and available.
Engage with onsite contractors to increase Local spend by identifying local suppliers and referrals to ESD for potential JV opportunities.
Manage and ensure opportunities are accessible to all Local suppliers.
EOI’s and RFQ’s to be advertised via Maru and Supplier Portal.

Financial Management & Budgeting

Reporting & Compliance

Track overall local spend for reporting purposes - Weekly & Monthly spend reporting.
Weekly and Monthly progress reports.

Human Capital

Seeks own development and learning opportunities.

Desired Experience & Qualification

Minimum Qualifications

Suitable Diploma or Bachelor’s degree is preferable (Procurement, Business or Financial).
5 Years in a relevant Supply chain role within a mining environment.
Buying across the full spectrum of goods & services applicable to the mining industry.
Negotiating with suppliers.
Contracts Management and working with Contractors.
Local / Communities procurement.

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