Job Description

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Job Title / Role: Project Procurement Professional - 24 Month Contract

Organization: Lead Country South Africa

Location: Midrand, South Africa

Reporting Manager: Molebogeng Matsebatlela - Head of SCM

The Business

Siemens is a global powerhouse in diversified engineering providing products, systems and solutions across the Electrification, Automation and Digitalization value chain. The company has been in existence for over 175 years igniting a history of innovation and social development. As an integrated technology company, Siemens aims to play a constructive role in Africa xe2x80x98s success story.

Role Headline

Integrates Procurement in the project management process (PM@Siemens) and organizes, controls and monitors all Procurement activities in a project. Responsible for managing direct third-party spending on materials, equipment and construction trade subcontractors on Siemensxe2x80x99 customer projects. Directly engages in large projects in the bidding phase to improve Siemens' competitive position by developing a sourcing approach with the sales or project development team, running subcontractor solicitations (RFQs and RFPs), conducting bid levelling and negotiating pricing and contract terms. Develops and manages a diverse group of suppliers and subcontractors to support Siemensxe2x80x99 energy efficiency (ESCO) Project. Drive adherence to standard sourcing processes and tools with sales and operations teams. This role provides opportunities to lead or participate in data analytics, process improvement, commodity strategies as part of Siemens Pty Ltdxe2x80x99 project procurement. The position will report to the Head of Supply Chain management responsible for procurement for Siemens Pty Ltd in South Africa.

Responsibilities of the Role

The Project Procurement Professional role is measured on the following activities:

Cost Reductions xe2x80x93 the role has a target for percentage of cost savings achieved through price negotiations, value engineering efforts, and other means.

Payment Terms xe2x80x93 the role requires negotiation of a target percentage of Siemens preferred payment terms.

Procurement Processes xe2x80x93 there are requirements for implementing new tools to enable more efficient and effective procurement. Drives Procurement strategies in projects and ensures their implementation. Participates in project meetings as project core team member to exert a shaping influence at an early stage and to optimize internal workflows and processes. Establishes proper sourcing and Procurement processes and controls all Procurement resources and activities in the project.

Supplier Management xe2x80x93 the role has responsibility for managing relationships with major suppliers including soliciting feedback from internal customers and sharing that with suppliers.

Internal Customer Satisfaction xe2x80x93 key managers are surveyed to determine the service level provided.

Qualifications and Experience

Degree/Diploma in Supply chain Management/Engineering (Advantage: CIPS/MCIPS)

3-5 years of experience in commercial/industrial construction with 1 year experience with purchasing construction trade contractors.

Good Knowledge and understanding of Project Procurement processes and Purchasing

Ability and willingness to travel to Siemens locations, customer sites and suppliers

Strong negotiations skills (Supplier Management)

Management of the contract management Lifecycle in both supplier and Engineering contracts (NEC/FIDIC)

2 years SAP Experience

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

BS in engineering, engineering technology, business, or construction management

Sourcing experience with design-build contractors and negotiation of teaming agreements

Experience working with sales and engineering functions on cost reduction efforts

Procurement management experience in a large, global corporation

Experience using Excel to analyze spending data for opportunities

Experience to developing and delivering PowerPoint presentation to management teams

Experience creating basic visualizations with Qlik, Tableau other data visualization platforms

Construction management and contract negotiation experience

Construction Procurement Professional

Our culture:

Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. Thatxe2x80x99s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success.

The companyxe2x80x99s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets under the Employment Equity Act will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

We care about your data privacy and take compliance with the POPI Act, GDPR as well as other data protection legislation seriously. For this reason, we ask you not to send us your CV or resume by email. We ask instead that you create a profile in our talent community where you can upload your CV. Setting up a profile lets us know you are interested in career opportunities with us and makes it easy for us to send you an alert when relevant positions become open

Closing 30 September 2023

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