Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist required on Contract bases of 4 months in Sandton. Your purpose is to assist with the Procurement of Warehousing, Logistics, 3rd Party Co-packers, Clearing & Forwarding, Facilities, IT and HR services that are under the control of the Regional Procurement office. You will maintain strong working relationships with Suppliers to enable the purchasing of innovative products in line with time, cost and quality requirements with the Category Manager. Requirements: Relevant 3-year B Degree tertiary qualification 2 years' experience in a procurement environment with a proven history of managing suppliers Procurement and tender experience is essential Minimum beginners excel skills Proven track record of influencing key internal and external stakeholders FMCG experience is beneficial Key Duties: Execute RFQ's for category Execute order processing (order placement and GRN where required) within JDE Collate all necessary category analytics where required Analyze spend and user specific requirements Conduct market research to assess market dynamics related to the category/ies Support and localize sourcing strategy execution Ensure readiness across all countries for strategy execution with Category Manager Escalate where necessary supplier performance issues Support collaborative optimization activities where applicable Handle second level escalations with suppliers/internal stakeholders to resolve performance issues Collaborate with supplier and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of Category Managers sourcing outputs / agreements Ensure suppliers are correctly enabled through ERP