Objectives:

The successful candidate will manage all aspects of the procurement/purchasing activities for projects in South Africa and other regions. Responsibilities will lie in both the project and strategic purchasing areas. Purchasing scope covers all local supplies (goods & services), as well as strategic purchasing. Overall personal responsibility for coordination and monitoring of all procurement-related activities (including early-phase and post sales related activities) within the project team.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Project purchasing:

- Ensure cost-quality optimized goods and services are purchased for our projects, on suitable terms for delivery, cost, payments and quality to meet project timescales and milestones

- Seek, identify and engage appropriate suppliers for project-related goods and services

- Lead the negotiation of contract terms and pricing with both internal and external stakeholders and assist with preparation of related agreements; full responsibility of manage and monitoring compliance of delivery against contracts; enforcement of claims to suppliers in case of deviations e.g. penalties

- Manage enquiries, quotations and ordering process including tracking order fulfilment for each project

- Set up and maintain a project cost-reporting system covering all purchased goods and services projects (in conjunction with PM and Construction team)

- Support on claim management and related post-sales activities

- Support PM and Construction team in handling supplier variations, change orders etc.

- Ensure the business adheres to legislation and good practice in all purchasing activities

- Support with logistics for the delivery of goods when needed

• Strategic purchasing:

- Clarification of market conditions relating to inter alia local content, imports, exports, credit limits, credit protection framework and regulatory requirements

- Monitor market for pricing trends, changes, new entrants etc.

- Carry out and support supplier qualification based on existing processes with focus on local based suppliers / subcontractors

- Create and maintain standard and / or framework agreements where needed with local suppliers / subcontractors

- Establish and maintain long-term local supplier and subcontractor relationship

- Develop and carry out a supplier performance evaluation process - Create and maintain a historical price database for the creation of benchmarks

- Support the development and implementation of purchasing strategy for local projects, based on the purchasing strateg

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance or in similar discipline

• 5 years’ experience in international procurement and supply chain management in the renewables sector

• In-depth knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms

• Experience within the renewable energy industry will be considered a precondition

• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Power Point

• The job holder may be required to travel to project sites from time to time. Desirable Attributes

• Skilled negotiator with ability to foster solid relationship with suppliers

• Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks

• Highly organized and detail-oriented with analytical and problem-solving skills

Desirable Attributes:

• Skilled negotiator with ability to foster solid relationship with suppliers

• Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks

• Highly organized and detail-oriented with analytical and problem-solving skills