Job Description

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in the Procurement Department. We are looking for a talented individual with the relevant skills and experience for a Country Category Specialist, which is based at CCBSA Head Office in Midrand. Key Purpose: To assist the Internal Stakeholder in delivering on the Functional strategy, cost savings/value capture, risk mitigation and supplier relationship management.
Key Duties & Responsibilities 1. Stakeholder alignment - executes HQ CCBA Procurement categories in the country, leads contract implementation & drives contract compliance xe2x80xa2 Works in close collaboration with HQ CCBA Procurement Team to ensure local acceptance of new contracts. xe2x80xa2 Drive the implementation, execution and compliance management of HQ CCBA Procurement Leadership Team's decisions. xe2x80xa2 Coordinate contract implementation tasks with Content Specialists and Internal Stakeholders. xe2x80xa2 Develop, implement and manage Service Level Agreements between CCBSA and supplier to ensure compliance to agreed strategically sourced contracts. xe2x80xa2 Closely monitor internal stakeholder contract compliance, define and take approved corrective actions to improve contract compliance in alignment with the HQ CCBA Procurement Team and the Country Procurement Manager xe2x80xa2 Assist the HQ CCBA Procurement Team with country specific requirements for the development of Category Strategies for certain categories in alignment with Internal Stakeholder requirements. xe2x80xa2 Supports with regards to the identification of stakeholders in order to facilitate strategy development and sourcing execution projects. xe2x80xa2 Build and enhance key customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction within the business and the countries. xe2x80xa2 Ensure that all negotiated contracts are loaded and updated on all IT (ERP) systems as required. 2. Support key sourcing initiatives and management of selected key suppliers xe2x80xa2 Support the HQ CCBA Procurement Team in their role in providing analysis and support on the definition of the CCBA category spend baseline and category profile, incl. risk assessment and SRM strategy. xe2x80xa2 Provide information to HQ CCBA Procurement Team as per defined templates for requirements, analysis and market intelligence to support them. xe2x80xa2 Support supplier development activities for key suppliers aligned with the HQ CCBA Procurement team and strategy, lead cross functional review meetings with suppliers in order to improve performance and further reduce cost. xe2x80xa2 Represent Procurement in the country for the Innovation / Promotions forum for related categories. xe2x80xa2 Perform Category Manager activities for projects with limited complexity and execute end-to-end sourcing projects for less complex categories 3. Manage internal customer relationships for local categories xe2x80xa2 Manage internal customer's feedback on procurement organisation and supplier performance. xe2x80xa2 Conduct periodic surveys to measure customer feedback for continuous improvement. xe2x80xa2 Sets up and coordinates cross functional supplier development programmes, following up and managing the relationship with internal customers and suppliers. xe2x80xa2 Improve and reinforce procurement's profile and recognition within the internal customer community. 4. Manage supplier relationships for certain categories xe2x80xa2 In line with defined HQ CCBA Procurement Team strategy, support the classification and categorisation of suppliers, including supplier evaluation definition. xe2x80xa2 Continuously track supplier performance (utilising data / reports) and provide performance report to HQ CCBA Procurement Team. xe2x80xa2 Initiate and conduct supplier audits according to the defined framework under the guidance of HQ CCBA Procurement. xe2x80xa2 Identify potential contract improvement opportunities.
Skills, Experience & Education Qualifications: xe2x80xa2 Minimum requirement: National Diploma in business or equivalent/high potential candidate. xe2x80xa2 Added advantage: Bachelor's degree in Business Management/Engineering/Supply Chain/Finance. Experience xe2x80xa2 5+ years of business experience with 3 years minimum in Strategic and Operational Purchasing within a FMCG environment being an added advantage. Additional Experience: xe2x80xa2 Recognised qualification in procurement would be considered an asset. In depth knowledge of procurement, both strategic and operational as well as preferably working in an international environment will be a benefit.
General Internal Candidates must submit a fully approved application form (signed off by the Line Manager and HR) to the talent acquisition specialist before the closing date.PolicyAt Coca-Cola Beverages Africa we are proud to celebrate diversity and we strive to achieve an equal opportunity workplace by being cognisant of affirmative action requirements. It is our policy to be mindful and compliant with all our regional requirements and national laws for those regions. Employment at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is based solely on an individualxe2x80x99s merit and qualifications directly related to their field of competence. We do not discriminate against an employee or potential employees because race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability and gender identity.At the heart of our recruitment processes is the need to create a value driven experience for all applicants. To all recruitment agencies: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa does not accept agency resumes for roles that we post and make available. Please do not forward any resumes to any Coca-Cola Beverages Africa employees and Talent Teams as we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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