Senior Executive - Commercial

Role & responsibilities:

General and Task Management

• Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs wherever possible
• Develop creative and innovative procurement processes
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
• Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
• Explore alternate sources for goods and materials
• Assess proposals and quotations from potential suppliers
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues.
• Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities
• Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact
• Update others on issues or concerns, in particular when there is a risk which could prevent the organisation meeting business user demands or where there are over capacity concerns.
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communications.

Self-Management

• Confident, rounded thinking
• Is assertive, optimistic and open to change
• Resilient, self-motivated and able to work well under pressure.

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against defined TATs.
• Commercially and financially aware
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Relevant supply chain professional /engineering degree/diploma is preferred or equivalent.
• Proven purchasing experience of minimum 6 years, preferably within an Office setup supplies & services, IT infrastructure including IT services, digital & marketing, printing & media.
• Min 2 years experience of working in SAP MM module for issuance of Purchase Orders.
• Ability to add value, reduce costs and make improvements
• Contract management and supplier experience
• Strong knowledge and understanding of supply chain management
• Computer literate, to include advanced Excel.