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• Negotiation
  and hold responsibility in delivering demonstrable ‘best in class’ market
  deals
• Identifying
  and administration of specific sourcing initiatives
• Utilisation
  of effective processes and procedures
• The
  achievement of cost savings
• The
  engagement with reputable vendors
• Adhering
  to socially responsible norms in respect of sourcing
• Maintaining
  vendors relationships
• Contractual
  agreements with vendors, its review and renewal
• Effective
  administration of documentation
• The
  jobholder will also be responsible for the management of insurance of
  goods and services
• The
  maintenance of a vendor list/data base
• Authorisation
  of payments for procured items
• Ensure
  e-sourcing platform is operational and adherence to global policies
• Maintain
  management information to assist the department in tracking its
  performance
• Undertake
  sourcing exercises aimed at developing a supplier relationship that
  reduces the total cost of ownership of a commodity
• Work
  with other Group functions and business areas to evaluate and define
  appropriate commercial services

• Provide
  best practice advice to the business for the day to day procurement
  requirements
• Provide
  technical support for individual business areas/projects with specific
  requirements assisting business to understand its full requirements,
  proposals from market place and cost analysis
• Renegotiate
  stretching Service Level Agreements (SLA’S) with suppliers in respect of
  procurement issues  to ensure that
  the service bar is continuously raised
• Benchmark
  services provided in respect of procurement issues against the industry
  and create improvement action plans
• Maintain
  excellent liaison and build strong work relationships with internal
  customers

• Adherence
  to policies in terms of the Group’s Sourcing Handbook
• Ensure
  that acquired goods are included in the Bank’s fixed assets register
• Perform
  risk assessments to ensure that all material risks related to third party
  spend are identified, and that mitigating action is taken
• Ensure
  that payments to vendors are approved by authorised signatories
• Conduct
  periodic assessments to ensure vendors qualify in terms of group policy
  and are included on the vendor list
• Ensure
  that insurance policies are renewed

• The
  ideal candidate should have extensive accounting knowledge and training
• Three  or more years’ experience in procurement
• Proven
  ability as self-starter, with track record of achievement of goals and
  targets
• Extensive  knowledge and understanding of supplier,
  market drivers, materials, trends and technology
• Good
  commercial knowledge and skills covering technical procurement and
  market/supply management tools/techniques
• Possession
  of a Certificate in Purchasing and Supply Management will be highly
  preferred
• Good
  working knowledge of legal obligations relating to procurement
• Working
  knowledge of operational risk management
• Familiarity
  with procurement procedures, service costs, market benchmarks, etc.
• Extensive
  knowledge and awareness of procurement best practices in the  marketplace and business ethics
• Awareness
  of budgeting and corporate planning processes
• Good
  financial management i.e. cost to income contribution analysis
• Past
  exposure and experience with a successful record in negotiations
• Possess
  general awareness of the Bank as a whole, its range of activities
• Ideally,
  the best candidate should be highly conversant with the Bank’s policies
  and procedures
• High
  business awareness / acumen
• Good
  communication skills, both written and verbal
• Possess
  the ability to work under pressure
• Succeed
  despite obstacles (Go-getter attitude)
• Excellent
  relationship skills
• Excellent
  Interpersonal skills
• Ability
  to influence others
• Excellent
  negotiation skills
• Excellent
  financial management skills
• Financial
  numeracy including the ability to use and adapt financial analytical tools
• Good
  planning skills
• Information
  seeking
• High
  problem solving skills
• Good
  data analysis skills and ability

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