Procurement Manager (GAUTRAIN)

PURPOSE AND MISSION OF THE JOB:

• Representative of procurement on Site as member of the Site Management Committee: relays to Procurement/Site any information or decision that could impact respective activities such as organizational changes, supplier difficulties, local/global instructions, Make or Buy decisions.
• Liaise between Procurement Function and Site operational members
• Support tender preparation by supervising procurement cost commitment preparation
• Support project execution by managing suppliers QCD performances

POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION –

MAIN OFFICE LOCATION:

• Located in Nigel (Ekurhuleni) at the production site 
• May also be required to visit suppliers and other Alstom sites/offices
• Work with Cross Functional Teams to execute Sourcing Strategies i.e. Central Teams, Suppliers, Projects Team, Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Supply-Chain, Quality, Engineering, Economic Development, Legal, Finance, etc.

TEAM FACILITATION AND MANAGEMENT :

• Secures compliance of its team to the Alstom code of Ethics
• Ensure team animation in close link with Cluster/ Country Procurement Directors
• Manage and develop procurement manager, Procurement Project Manager (PPM), Procurement Tender Manager (PTM), senior Buyer and Buyer
• Motivate, inspire and continuously develop his team in a multicultural interface to improve competencies
• Close link with Global Procurement (Commodity Manager (CM), Domain Director (DD)) to deploy Global strategies and have synergies
• Welcome the new resources, manages their local integration, and is responsible for their coaching by their senior colleagues
• Applies & support Alstom Transport Procurement rules, process & tools
• Management of its cost center, ensure the adequate sizing of his/her organization according to the business needs

PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE :

• Applies & support Alstom Procurement Golden rules, process & tools
• Bring Procurement expertise to support local buyer team
• Challenge global sourcing (Commodity Manager (CM) / Commodity Director (CD) to secure project execution and profitability in escalation phase
• Drive continuous improvement within whole local buyer team through APSYS Procurement
• Manage Supplier Local QCD performances
• Perform regular (min. Monthly) supplier QCD performance, solves major issues and secure objectives achievement

PROJECT EXECUTION AND PROFITABILITY:

• Support local team to face commercial and contractual negotiation during project execution phase
• Challenge site stakeholders (engineering, supply chain, quality...) to secure project execution and profitability
• Track procurement performance in project and issue action plan in case of deviation
• Analyses risks and sets appropriate mitigation plan
• Formalize and share return on experience on main issues

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE & CASH FOCUS:

• Support supply chain to monitor and secure raw material inventory and OTIF objectives
• Support quality on Non-Conformities Report (NCR) treatment and improvement, Cost of Non-Quality (CONQ) S1 management
• Support accounting department to align on invoice accounting and payable days
• Participate actively on industrial continuous improvement

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS:

• Savings (actions aiming at securing and improving gross margin)
• Non-Conformities Report and On Time Delivery / CONQ S1 & coverage from Procurement
• Launch Gate Review (LGR) and Specification Gate Review (SGR) on time
• First Article Inspection (FAI) on time (RS&C)
• Tender ambition tracking (ASIP) & Sourcing action plan tracking from SPR including claims and ambition covering
• Purchase Order (PO) Go on time
• APSYS Procurement maturity roadmap improvement

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS:

• Savings P&L and Cost to Complete
• Non Conformities Event and On Time Delivery
• Panel situation Supplier compliancy status rate

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS/DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE & BEHAVIOUR

• National Diploma in Purchasing or equivalent. BS or BA in Purchasing, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Information Technology or other business-related field.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Procurement, or same/similar Industry work experience (e.g., quality/engineering/costing/ etc).
• Procurement professional background and/or Quality /supply chain/technical background.
• Solid working experience, with sourcing/supply chain exposure (manufacturing / automotive / rail industries preferred), with at least 3 years in management
• Purchasing professional background and/or Quality /supply chain/technical background
• Fluent English
• International mind-set
• Communication (both verbal and non-verbal)
• Internal and external influencing skills
• Pro-active, autonomous
• Ability to work in complex organization and to manage wide transversal network
• Negotiation Skills
• Strategic vision
• Ability to work independently
• Willingness to travel

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• International mindset
• Leadership
• Communication skills & Team spirit
• Internal and external influencing skills
• Ability to work in a matrix environment
• Ability to challenge
• Results oriented
• Team management
• Negotiation and strategic vision