The Southern Africa & Islands (SAI) Procurement team based in Cape Town, South Africa is looking for a dynamic procurement leader who, together with the small team reporting into him/her, will be responsible for all sourcing activities related to the Fulfilled by Maersk (Warehousing, Distribution, Cold Storage & Container Depots) Product offering.
This individual will be an integral part of the SAI Procurement leadership, responsible for driving both day-to-day procurement activities while collaborating cross functionally to refine the Fulfilled by Maersk procurement category strategy.
WHAT WE OFFER:
When you join Maersk, youll find that the world is your workplace. Youll work in a culturally diverse, stimulating environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things. We believe in individual performance within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values. To us teamwork means acceptance, respect, dedication, and the idea that we can achieve more when we all pull together.
Living our values means competing in the marketplace in an ethical way so our name is synonymous with being a credible and valuable business partner. Through Constant Care and Humbleness, we strive to prepare for the future, while never forgetting that our customers and competitors are key to our ability to improve. In our daily work Uprightness and Our Employees mean that transparency and accountability in everything we do go hand in hand with being an inspiring, challenging place to work. At Maersk, we take pride in hiring the best person for the job irrespective of gender, age, nationality, or religious belief.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Procurement Business Partner: Act as the primary procurement business partner to the SAI Product (P&L) and Delivery (Operational) Heads of Fulfilled by Maersk, sourcing cost effective, compliant, quality procurement solutions
- Day to Day Procurement Activities & New Capability Development: Every dollar spent, is a dollar spent professionally together with your team, manage day to day procurement activities including, supplier identification, go-to-market execution and analysis, negotiations, supplier selection and contracting in the following categories: (1) Third party warehousing & cold storage, (2) Industrial real estate for self-managed sites, (3) Opex and Capex items required to operationalise self-managed sites incl. material handling equipment, racking & mezzanines, third party labour, security services, facility management services, consumables, etc., (4) Middle and final mile distribution services, (5) Container depots & related services
- Procurement Category Strategy: Refine the Fulfilled by Maersk (Warehousing, Distribution, Cold Storage & Container Depot) category strategies, guided by the overall Product strategy and informed by market intelligence, spend & supplier analysis and cost saving opportunities
- Customer Tenders: Support Product and Sales with he required input to submit customer tenders timeously
- Global Processes & Teams: Performing your responsibilities utilising global procurement processes and tools, global category management teams, and contract management frameworks to ensure cost leadership, compliance and best in class supplier performance
- Travel: Within the SAI area self-managed site(s) and supplier locations as per business requirements
Someone with:
- Bachelor or Masters degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Administration or related areas
- Minimum 7 years of industry and procurement experience
- In-depth understanding of best-in-class procurement practices in Warehousing and Distribution
- Outstanding professional performance
- Experience in team & project management to driving end-to-end sourcing projects and cost reduction initiatives
- Strong communication, planning and prioritizing skills to manage work activities efficiently in order to meet deadlines and high-level goals in a complex, fast-paced, high pressure environment
- Solving problems in a structured and analytical manner
- General understanding of finance and accounting principles, and the ability to interpret financial data and apply to decision making
WHAT INTERPERSONAL SKILLS WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THIS POSITION?
- An assertive communication style and excellent stakeholder management skills in order to navigate externally and across a wide range of internal departments, both locally, regionally and globally.
- The ability to operate in an environment with often ambitious goals, and changing priorities, translating these into tangible deliverables.
- Adeptly manage your team, projects and programs, demonstrating proficiency in planning, execution, and successful delivery with excellent results and within the established timelines
Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
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