Senior Manager Strategic Category Management – Supply Chain
Listing reference: hgld_000153
Listing status: Closed
Apply by: 23 January 2024
Position summary
Industry: Mining & Quarrying
Job category: Rock
Location: Randfontein
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Senior Manager Strategic Category Management – Supply Chain
Job description
§ Accountable to the Executive SC, this role will be responsible for assistance in the development of category strategies for Procurement spend of approximately R16.4bn. This will include development frameworks for:
· effective strategic supplier relationships
· contract lifecycle management
· fit for purpose market intelligence to track and manage inflation
· best practice supply chain and systems KPI development
· governance and compliance within strategic category management
§ Demonstrate felt visible leadership by developing self and adopting a collaborative leadership style aligned to Harmony values
· Integrate the PP & ESD strategic objectives in the two-year category strategies to drive proactive compliance of Mining Charter requirements
· Driving TCO and Should cost modelling for all critical commodities and services and to ensure alignment with fair value in the market, external benchmarks and driving continuous business improvement
· Work closely with the Market intelligence provider for Harmony to ensure that all strategic categories are proactively managed and adapting strategies where there are market moves that will materially impact strategic categories
· Proactively managing the inflation in key categories to be below market guidance
· Developing and adequate strategic supplier relationship and performance framework including embedding of PP & ESD supplier relationship management
· Design competence assessment framework for Category Management team
· Ensuring capability in the Category Management team to enable the delivery of the Supply Chain and category strategies
· Support the Implementation the 2023 Talent and Succession Review actions for the Category Management team
· Drive Health of Discipline within Supply Chain
Embed new operating model for Strategic category management including change management
Minimum requirements
· A Degree in Engineering / Post graduate qualification in Finance of Supply Chain
· At least 5 years relevant experience in category management within mining industry
· Ability to take 5 year whole-of-business perspective in managing multiple competing priorities and reconciling these with the company’s strategic priorities.
· Be proficient in financial modelling and data analytic.
· Be proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
. Medical Certificate of Fitness
. Computer Literacy
. Fluency in both verbal and written English is essential
. Code 8 Driver’s license
Skills and personality traits:
§ Team collaboration and commitment
§ Manage and embrace diversity
§ Business Acumen
§ Risk Management
§ Internal locus of control (self-starter)
§ Integrity
§ Reliable
§ Analytical
§ Decisiveness
§ High EQ
§ Result Oriented
§ Result Oriented
§ Persuasive
Advantageous:
§ Strong mining experience and management background
§ Well-developed supplier and technical industry networks
A relevant business qualification, e.g. MBA