Procurement Manager (Pharmaceutical)

• Purchasing contract administration
• Achieve savings from savings plan / strategy
• Limit escalation and cost increase on contract commodities
• Increase accredited BBBEE spend
• Efficient and effective sourcing and purchasing to ensure material and service availability
• Vendor management and vendor performance
• Initiate and drive activities to increase contract cover and automated purchasing
• Effective negotiation with suppliers price, escalation etc.
• Create, issue, and submit all purchase orders for consumables and indirect goods and service.
• Prepare, negotiate, and review all capex adjudications with internal requesting department manager.
• Manage the tender process through identifying, Screening, and selecting suppliers.
• Manage the buying process for all spares and equipment for the Technical department.
• Communicate requirements, approach and policies with tender suppliers
• Execute contract leases for contracts
• Ensure compliance to global company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures.
• Ensure scope of tactical purchase orders is clear through communication with suppliers and end users
• Assess tactical sourcing opportunities through data gathering and analysis
• Facilitate the end-to-end tactical sourcing process with FKSA stake holders
• Assist with the review of the supplier score card results to identify improvement opportunities
• Emphasise the importance of safety with suppliers and supplier/contractor HSEC compliance
• Identify possible cost savings by doing benchmarking exercises.
• Assist in sourcing new suppliers for current and new products.
• Support in procurement projects
• Action QMS tasks.
• Responsible for good housekeeping in area of responsibility
• From time to time carry out other jobs within the department / factory, which are consistent with the grade, qualification, and training of the incumbent.

Qualification and Experience  :- 

• Qualification in Procurement or B. Degree or equivalent in relevant Procurement/Pharmaceutical field
• 5 years Managerial experience within procurement
• PC Literate SAP, Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point

Pharmaceutical Industry experience preferable