Discovery Ltd is recruiting for various posts and inviting interested and qualifying candidates to apply
Closing date: Ongoing
Location: South Africa
Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to
Strategic
- Analyzing spend data across the Group and identify cost-saving opportunities
- Leading on our Sustainability workstream, as we work towards our goal of a carbon neutral supply chain.
- Creating and maintaining procurement reports and dashboards for monthly and adh-hoc reporting
- Supporting the procurement team in supplier relationship management
- Participate in cross-functional meetings to align procurement strategies with organizational goals
- Working closely with sourcing specialists to prepare and consolidate monthly reports for exco and recommend areas of improvement for the procurement division.
Performance
- Managing the performance targets of the Procurement team, through the regular measurement of performance against set objectives.
- Utilizing the data to monitor these targets to understand current performance and trends.
- Driving forward continuous enhancements and improvements to demand increased performance.
Reporting
- Responsible for reporting on supplier spend that will assist in developing overall category strategy and supplier negotiations as and when required.
- Responsible for the issuing of dashboards and reports on a monthly basis for departmental performance and exco overall reporting.
- General reporting on departmental activity and effectiveness and efficiency
Education and Experience
- Qualification in Supply Chain preferred, preferably CIPS accredited.
- 5 years procurement experience, with at least 2 years a commodity specialist
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing sourcing strategies which resulted in a world-class supply base that continually exceeded cost, quality, delivery and service objectives.
