Job Description

Senior Category Manager: Indexed and Ammonia is responsible for effecting the most appropriate procurement processes to optimise the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to Omnia Group across a Global span at an acceptable level of supply risk, in accordance with all related policies. The Senior Category Manager will ensure alignment of Procurement Strategy and execute relevant KPIxe2x80x99s in area of responsibility.

Their scope of work is Global and for the Omnia Group and will be defined by a set of spend categories allocated for their management.
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Commerce, Operations Management, Business Process Management, Analytics, Information Technology, or equivalent

• MCIPS (Chartered institute of Procurement and Supply), PMP (Project Management Professional) or SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional) desirable

Experience

• 3 xe2x80x93 5 years in a management position

• 3 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in Category Management

• 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing

Duties

Strategy and Analysis
Identify and execute appropriate procurement channel in line with Procurement Policy.
Perform and oversee in area of control spend analysis by collecting, cleansing, classifying and analysing expenditure data to inform current spend profile.
Formulate, execute and maintain sourcing strategies for relevant spend groups to optimise TCO, at a known and acceptable level of risk.
Develop or utlise TCO models to understand all costs associated with a purchase.
Propose adjustments to procedures, for optimisaton of buying mechanisms.
Support strategic agendas by incorporating and implementing appropriate ESD strategy requirements into the sourcing approach.
Track market price and demand indices that influence the supply market.
Evaluate and understand market conditions in order to contribute to competitive sourcing strategies, control costs and manage risk.
Establish, guide and support cross-functional teams from business stakeholders, to ensure a broad-based approach in development and execution of the sourcing strategy.
Develop sourcing strategies for consideration and approval by the appropriate leads in the business, that optimise TCO, with an acceptable level of risk.
Contribute to business initiatives designed to improve supply chain efficiency.
Investigate and propose innovative approaches, to meet internal demand, by questioning accepted norms and practice.
Identify and analyze local trading demands, trends, and opportunities within the bulk commodity market(s). Introduce potential trading opportunities to the company's business units in area of focus, facilitating collaborations and partnerships.
Managing the company supply chain by sourcing, reviewing, and purchasing commodities.
Updating inventory strategies where needed to increase sales and manage stock quantities.
Negotiating favourable prices and terms of purchase to maximize best commodity sourcing practices.

Operational
Execute sourcing strategy, and appropriate sourcing events e.g., RFx as required per defined and approved sourcing strategy, with support of a cross-functional team.
Ensure sourcing events are structured, transparent and fair, with a defensible process, to ensure participation which aligns with Company policies and the code of ethics.
Confirm the selection of supplier/s that best meet the selection criteria defined in the sourcing strategy.
Lead supplier engagement by involving commercial, legal, technical and other relevant parties where appropriate.
Onboard suppliers and support business in initial engagement to ensure smooth phase in, phase out management.
Report on sourcing strategy effectiveness and contract compliance, by reviewing adherence to the agreement by all parties (Supplier, Omnia Divisions, Omnia Procurement) and by raising deviation/departure, by a party.
Execute supplier management in line with the sourcing strategy and ensure that appropriate performance and evaluations occur, and that remedial action is applied as appropriate.
Utilise contract management processes to support in contract monitoring and maintenance.
As a subject-matter expert, provide sourcing support as required, relating to sourcing advisory and delivery services, sourcing contracts and sourcing queries and the resolution thereof, to meet operational sourcing requirements.
Generate reports detailing sourcing strategy key deliverables (I.e., savings, OTIF, compliance, security of supply)

Financial / Governance
Ensure that sourcing processes and practices, across the procurement life cycle, strictly align with all governance requirements.
Ensure and initiate steps to protect the companyxe2x80x99s assets, through appropriate insurances to mitigate risk.
Ensure savings are tracked and auditable,
Formally track risks in line with the business risk assessment approach.
Job Competencies

Financial
Ability to perform spend analysis at category and spend group level
Ability to interpret spend analysis
Ability to use TCO Model
Advanced business acumen
Ability to quantify/ risk costs for TOC data
Ability to perform RFP/ Tender evaluation
Ability to track rebates
Supply Chain Profitability
Discount on Early Payment

Customer
Ability to accurately define and articulate user true requirements (i.e., response time, specification, usage)
Ability to develop evaluation criteria and with relevant user weightings
Ability to develop SLA
Ability to lead sourcing team discussions
Understand factors driving demand (usage)
Ability to forecast and guide customer needs to be more value focused

Supplier
Understand Supply Market
Ability to perform supply market analysis
Ability to select performance measures based on sourcing strategy and business needs
Execution of supplier management against SLA
Ability to negotiate effectively with suppliers
Development and Management of RFP/ Tender Document

Policy

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.

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