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Commodity Strategist Electrical Equipment

By Staff Writer on August 31, 2010 3:37 PM

A new perspective to strategic procurement, able to collaborate, extract value on the electrical equipment expenditure. The company in the mining industry has a strong focus in career development of their people. Able to collaborate with engineering, legal, suppliers and commodity division members to develop and implement strategies. Johannesburg; R600-760K.

JOB OBJECTIVES

  • Analysis of the relevant supply market and commodities to identify procurement opportunities in both price and application
  • Development and implementation of commodity strategies which are aligned to business needs and which will ensure cost savings for the company
  • Generation and interrogation of zero-based cost models from first principles
  • Analysis of value chains and consumption patterns which will identify total cost of ownership
  • Preparation /documentation/presentation of strategies to stakeholders
  • Obtain regional support for strategies
  • Setting up of collaborative forums with suppliers
  • Negotiation of relevant contracts at supplier Board level
  • Execution of strategies and delivering of savings

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Relevant 3 year degree/diploma [B Com, Eng Mechanical/Electrical]
  • Having attended a Management Development Programme would be an advantage
  • MBA/CFA qualification would be an advantage

EXPERIENCE:

  • 3-5 years experience covering the following areas:
  • Experience in procurement especially in developing commodity strategies
  • Experience in Supply Chain
  • Exposure to Mining processes
  • Exposure to the financial or technical evaluation of projects
  • Exposure to legal contracts and concepts
  • Exposure to large scale contract management

For more information contact Chantal Kading on 072 020 3597 or email Chantal@peopleshop.co.za
 

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