Procurement Specialist- South Africa

Job Description:

About bp

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

Job Accountabilities

1. Lead South Africa local Packaging contracts and 3P purchased finished goods contracts
2. Lead local South Africa Pricing mechanism for Base Oil, Additives, packaging, 3P product categories ensuring quality & supply security
3. Led and handle local Durban port authority interfaces and regular meetings to minimize demurrages for business
4. Supervise the market, in transit material to ensure resilient and Cash effective movement of Raw Materials imported into South Africa
5. Track levels of risk and provide management information on risk assessments and feedback to the Regional Packaging Manager via agreed risk reporting mechanism
6. Own the full sourcing process to ensure delivery of business plans and category strategies in collaboration with business stakeholders
7. Receive monthly raw material prices, track price movements with global changes.
8. Local connect with raw material distributors to fulfil orders, plug gaps on supplies
9. Resolve blocked invoice queries locally for SA
10. Operational level local agreements negotiating and drafting in SA
11. Coordinate received Raw material documentation e.g. MSDS, COA, specifications and other compliance documents like B-BBEE
12. Act as key point of contact with MDM team for vendor code creation, obsoletion and system corrections

Education

1. Degree or equivalent experience

Experience

1. Experience in managing procurement categories - specifically South African market
2. Experience in Supply Chain and Business Management

Skills & Competencies

1. Related technical knowledge pertaining to the sourcing role (for some roles this may be desirable but not essential).
2. The ability to review supplier capability audits and present findings

Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this role.

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation.

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.