Job Description

JOB TITLE: PROCUREMENT OFFICER

DEPARTMENT: CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

REPORTING TO: CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER

LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH AFRICA

ADDITIONAL INFO:

PURPOSE OF POSITION

All procurement-related requirements for the business and related activities should be centralized and managed. The procurement officer's role is to act as a bridge between the company and the supplier. To maintain supplier relationships and guarantee that our vendors contribute to our business strategy. To strengthen OTD and to avoid margin erosion at all times. To oversee all local pricing systems and verify that local pricing remains within proper tolerances. To ensure Gilbarco AFS as well as our selected vendors follow and adhere to business compliances.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating purchase orders in accordance with an internal SLA (24 hours) and distributing them to suppliers after receiving approval
• Weekly business reporting on all active orders with accompanying updated ETDs
• Providing essential input to internal teams outside of weekly open order reporting as needed
• BBBEE certificate management for all providers and broad understanding of the scope of BBBEE
• Managing and developing relationships with suppliers
• Managing and maintaining current local prices, as well as ensuring that the pricing team has access to the most up-to-date price lists.
• Managing supplier lead times and lead time reduction opportunities xe2x80x93 working closely with our Warehouse Manager to avoid and stock outages (related to KanBan)
• Managing agent in charge of all accommodation and travel reservations
• Strategic procurement activities to reduce costs and avoid equipment overcapitalization.
• Price / RFQ processes and negotiations
• Sourcing of vendors as needed.
• Vendors spend segmentation and trends through spend analysis.
• Any further help needed by the company in terms of sourcing and logistics.
• Ability to identify savings and implement related action plans to drive optimal procurement and costs across various business units.

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

N/A

POSITION RELATIONSHIPS

Internal External

• Projects team
• Sales team
• Operations team
• Warehouse Team
• Customer Service Team
• Support Team
• Internal Staff of various departments
• Company Leadership Team (all functions)
• Suppliers Local
• Suppliers International
• Intercompany Factories
• Local and International Distributors
• Freight Forwarding Companies

MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE (INDICATORS)

• Leading: Supplier retention and improvement, Margin protection
• Lagging: On time response and delivery / SSDR (supplier service defect rate reports)

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Required Preferred

Education/achievements

• Degree in relevant field xe2x80xa2 Diploma or Degree in relevant field

Experience/Knowledge

Required

• 3-5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in Procurement and/or Supply Chain related Role
• In-depth knowledge of Procurement & Sourcing functions.
• Vendor management experience
• Supply chain and Logistics knowledge xe2x80x93 imports and exports included.
• SAP Business One experience.

Preffered

• 3-5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in Procurement or
• Supply Chain related Role
• Strong interpersonal and reporting skills
• Procurement / Sourcing / Supply Chain studies.
• Import and export knowledge

Specific Skills

• Attention to detail.
• Strong Excel dashboard and visual presentation skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong teamwork attitude
• Strong time management skills

Potential Skills

ROLE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES & BEHAVIOURS

Competency Descriptors

Customer Obsessed

• Demonstrates deep understanding for customer expectations
• Holds others accountable for meeting customer needs
• Addresses gaps in the teamxe2x80x99s ability to meet emerging customer needs

Inspiring

• Thinks beyond the day-to-day, taking a long-term, big-picture view of the business
• Leads the team to pursue possibilities that will create sustainable value

Build extraordinary Teams

• Works collaboratively across the business.
• Is viewed as a team player by peers, co-workers and supervisor(s).
• Motivates and engages teammates by asking for their input and listening to their ideas.
• Is engaged and supportive of continuous improvement
• Treats all associates with respect, earns trust, and supports diversity in all of its forms
• Is a team player; understands co-workersxe2x80x99 contributions and recognizes accomplishments

Courageous

• Helps others envision a greater sense of what is possible for the organizationxe2x80x99s future
• Ensures that others understand how their efforts and contributions make a positive difference

Deliver results

• Builds a cohesive team that drives the goals and success of the organization.
• Communicates clear goals and roles to team members.
• Builds a team that has the right mix of skills and leverages the strengths of individual members.
• Celebrates team accomplishments.

Adaptable

• Confronts tough organizational issues and disagreements.
• Delivers difficult messages directly.
• Demonstrates the courage to say xe2x80x9cnoxe2x80x9d when necessary.

Innovative for Impact

• Demonstrates deep understanding of customer expectations and end user needs.
• Dedicated to exceeding customer expectations.
• Seeks information from customer feedback to improve.
• Uses unfiltered customer feedback to make improvements in process, products and services.
• Is committed to excellence and understands how daily work impacts the customer.
• Thinks outside the box and advances innovation.
• Willing to stand alone to champion a new idea.
• Demonstrates sound judgment with ideas that involve risk.
• Listens to new ideas even if he / she disagrees with them.
• Ability to influence and position new ideas, initiatives and innovations

Strategic

• Leads experimentation to find the best solution
• Shares lessons learned from both successes and failures
• Creates opportunities for self and others to try new things
• Applies the lessons from different experiences to new situations

Lead with VBS

• Displays discipline and logic; utilizes Problem Solving Process (PSP) tools to solve problems.
• Uncovers and clearly articulates the problem that needs to be solved.
• Looks beyond the obvious symptoms to uncover their underlying root cause (5 Whys).
• Prioritizes problems for solutions based on highest impact.
• Has capability and capacity to set goals that stretch self and peers.
• Consistently drives high quality, on-time results.
• Demonstrates the sense of urgency and the flexibility needed to achieve results; immediate impact.
• Organizes and prioritizes to drive results.
• Does not let perfect get in the way of better

Gilbarco Veeder-Root represents the leading brands of solutions and technologies that provide convenience, control, and environmental integrity for retail fueling and adjacent markets. In 2002, the Gilbarco and Veeder-Root companies combined into one marketing brand, with distinctive and complementary business lines, services, and sales capabilities. Veeder-Root is the world's leading supplier of automatic tank gauging and fuel management systems and one of the few companies in the industry to design, manufacture and service its own products; supplying and integrating the broadest range of new and proven technologies to reduce cost of ownership, enhance environmental integrity, and improve performance and profitability for petroleum marketers and commercial fueling enterprises worldwide.

Vontier is a $3B global industrial technology company focused on smarter transportation and mobility. Our five operating companiesxe2x80x94Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Global Traffic Technologies, Teletrac Navman, Matco Tools, and Hennessy Industriesxe2x80x94are united by a powerful purpose: mobilizing the future to create a better world. Our portfolio of trusted brands includes market-leading expertise in mobility technologies, retail and commercial fueling, fleet management, telematics, vehicle diagnostics and repair, and smart cities. Vontierxe2x80x99s pioneering solutions advance safety, security, efficiency, and environmental compliance worldwide.

Energized by our shared purpose and values, we have a strong culture shaped by a deep organization-wide commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) and corporate responsibility. Eight vibrant global employee resource groups serve as powerful focal points for connection, community, and advocacy, and we actively support community causes through Vontier Cares. We offer flexible remote and in-person, open-space work options.

The Vontier Business System (VBS), our engine for success and our competitive advantage, powers every aspect of our business performance through a continuous improvement mindset. As we look to the future, we will continue to evolve VBS to prepare our teams for new challenges and opportunities, and to stay on the forefront of changing technologies through fast iteration and focused experimentation. To learn more about us visit:

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