Assistant L&S Procurement Manager - Warehousing, Cold Storage and Container Depots

Assistant Logistics & Services Procurement Manager

Would you like to be part of a value-driven, commercially oriented international environment where we enable global trade every day?

The Southern African and Islands (SAI) Procurement team based in Cape Town, South Africa is looking for a dynamic procurement specialist who will be responsible for the execution of sourcing activities related to the (Warehousing, Cold Storage and Container Depots) Product offering.

This individual will be an integral part of the SAI Procurement team, responsible for driving both day-to-day procurement excellent execution while collaborating cross-functionally to deliver the Fulfilled by Maersk procurement category strategy.

Day to Day Procurement Activities: Every dollar spent is a dollar spent professionally - together with leadership, manage day-to-day procurement activities including

Market engagement: Act as the primary market engagement procurement lead for sourcing cost-effective, compliant, quality procurement solutions by researching and identifying prospective suppliers and partners.

Go-to-market execution and analysis: - prepare, launch and facilitate competitive market tests in the form of RFI, RFQ & RFPs.

Negotiate contracts and pricing with suppliers: post market tests as well as annually being able to analyse and compare supplier products to determine the best deal.

Vendor Management: help resolve vendor or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers.

All the above for 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) Container depots & related services, (5) Depot & Facilities Management.

Procurement Category Strategy: Execute the category strategies for the 5 listed categories, guided by the overall Product strategy and informed by market intelligence, spend & supplier analysis, and cost saving opportunities.

Sourcing Strategy: Developing and executing Maersk procurement strategies based on organizational objectives and supply chain management principles.

Customer Tenders: Support Product and Sales with the required input to submit customer tenders timeously.

Global Processes & Teams: Performing your responsibilities utilizing global procurement processes and tools, global category management teams, and contract management frameworks to ensure cost leadership, compliance and best-in-class supplier performance.

Implementation Partner: Support your line manager to implement and drive continuous improvement activities through execution of change management process and best practices.

Travel: Within the SAI area self-managed site(s) and supplier locations as per business requirements.

• Minimum 3 to 5 years procurement experience
• Bachelor or post graduate degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Administration, or related areas
• Understanding of best in class procurement practices in Logistics is highly preferred
• Outstanding professional performance
• Ability to work independently and with speed
• Experience in team & project management to drive end-to-end sourcing projects and cost reduction initiatives
• Experience in formulating and presenting sourcing strategies and process recommendations to all levels of leadership
• Experience in routine category & tail spend management
• Strong communication, planning and prioritising skills to manage work activities efficiently 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 ability to interpret financial data and apply it to decision making
• Results driven individual with a positive, can do attitude and high business acumen; resilient and demonstrates a high level of commitment, taking ownership and accountability for their sphere of responsibility
• Strong stakeholder and assertive communication skills
• Ability to operate in an environment with ambitious goals and changing priorities, translating these into tangible deliverables
• Proficiency in planning, execution, and delivery with excellent results within established timelines

• An assertive communication style and excellent stakeholder management skills 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, changing priorities, and translate these into tangible deliverables
• Adeptly perform tasks and projects, demonstrating proficiency in planning, execution, and delivery with excellent results within established timelines

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