MANAGER: PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE

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Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the General Manager: Supply Chain Management, the incumbent will:

• Develop the Planning and Performance Strategy.
• Implement the Supply Chain Management strategy.
• Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities.
• Conduct benchmarking exercise on Supply Chain Management best practices.
• Develop a procurement plan which includes capital and operational plans.
• Monitor record keeping for audit.
• Manage and provide guidance to direct reports and customers to ensure that all policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines are adhered to in the execution of procurement activities.
• Identify potential suppliers, visit existing suppliers, build maintain good relationships with them.
• Conduct fact-based supplier negotiations based on supplier and industry analysis and benchmarks, and cost structure analysis.
• Ensure legal requirement are met and that value is gained through the sourcing process and not lost during implementation.
• Manage the administration and negotiation of renewal of time – related contract where appropriate and issuing of amendments to such contracts where required.
• Produce monthly reports on market research.
• Manage staff performance and conduct performance reviews.

Qualifications  and Experience:

• 3 year Degree in Supply Chain Management.
• An additional Postgraduate in Supply Chain Management qualification and formal (Charted Institute of Purchasing & Supply Qualification) would be an added advantage.
• 7 years’ experience in the Supply Chain Management environment, 5 of which should be at Specialist Level.
• Specialist knowledge of demand planning, category/commodity management and spend analysis.
• Must have experience in Contracts drafting and Management, Database Management, Compliance Management and Supplier Management.
• Technical knowledge of Telecommunication equipment is essential.
• Detailed knowledge of legislations PPPFA, PFMA, BBBEE etc.

Broadband Infraco reserves the right not to make an appointment or to make a temporary appointment in accordance with the current organizational requirements. Appointment is subject to verification of the applicant’s qualifications and reference checking. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Correspondence will be entered into with short-listed applicants only. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks, you should consider your application unsuccessful. Placement will be in accordance with the Company’s Employment Equity Plan. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.