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Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Key Achievements• Lead a successful sourcing activity by achieving on-time sourcing and exceeding local vendor target of R 5151 cost reduction per unit for new generation vehicle• Development and introduction of an automated local vendor budgeting system• Set-up and management of a project obheya in the Purchasing department to visualize, report and escalate departmental activities• Creation of a formulated sourcing template incorporating government incentives to support… Show more Key Achievements• Lead a successful sourcing activity by achieving on-time sourcing and exceeding local vendor target of R 5151 cost reduction per unit for new generation vehicle• Development and introduction of an automated local vendor budgeting system• Set-up and management of a project obheya in the Purchasing department to visualize, report and escalate departmental activities• Creation of a formulated sourcing template incorporating government incentives to support localisation decisions• Launched Toyota dedicated online Localization Supermarket Show less

Durban Area, South Africa

Duties • Lead a purchasing team responsible for 44 suppliers with an annual spend of R8 billion• Formulate and provide direction in creating and implementing sourcing strategies for respective commodities• Forge and maintain long-term sustainable relationships with suppliers and other affiliates • Create negotiation strategies to secure cost competitive pricing

Durban Area, South Africa

Duties• Lead a planning team responsible for departmental strategy making and implementation in line with global objectives• Optimal project and activity milestone management to meet sourcing, cost and other deliverables • Preparation of annual budgets, medium to long term plan (MLTP) and executive presentation data for supplier meetings • Facilitate and create the platform for seamless information sharing within the department and company, by monitoring and reporting at weekly… Show more Duties• Lead a planning team responsible for departmental strategy making and implementation in line with global objectives• Optimal project and activity milestone management to meet sourcing, cost and other deliverables • Preparation of annual budgets, medium to long term plan (MLTP) and executive presentation data for supplier meetings • Facilitate and create the platform for seamless information sharing within the department and company, by monitoring and reporting at weekly project obheya Show less

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Duties• Purchasing interface between the local affiliate and mother company• Global project support and activity management, including benchmarking, cost planning, inter-department liaison and weekly progress reporting• Establishing and maintaining human networks within mother company and amongst other global affiliates• Improve proficiency in costing, kaizen activities and manufacturing processes through attending International Buyer Training, benchmarking global suppliers and… Show more Duties• Purchasing interface between the local affiliate and mother company• Global project support and activity management, including benchmarking, cost planning, inter-department liaison and weekly progress reporting• Establishing and maintaining human networks within mother company and amongst other global affiliates• Improve proficiency in costing, kaizen activities and manufacturing processes through attending International Buyer Training, benchmarking global suppliers and sharing learnings with local staff Show less

Durban Area, South Africa

Duties• Project leader for new model and major facelift introduction, managing all departmental activities including on-time sourcing, competitive costing and production preparation, in support of a successful vehicle launch• Weekly project status reporting at Purchasing obheya and high level summary presentations to company executives• Facilitate and coordinate all inter-department and cross functional activities within the company in support of targets set

Durban Area, South Africa

Duties• Responsible for 4 suppliers with an annual spend of R1.2 billion• Creating and implementing sourcing strategies aligned with the companies targets in relation to Cost, Global Affiliation, Local Content and Geographic Location• Perform cost and scenario analysis by benchmarking local and global competitors, enabling informed sourcing and pricing decisions• Ensuring on-time quotation process and timeous sourcing finalisation to meet each projects milestones• Analyse… Show more Duties• Responsible for 4 suppliers with an annual spend of R1.2 billion• Creating and implementing sourcing strategies aligned with the companies targets in relation to Cost, Global Affiliation, Local Content and Geographic Location• Perform cost and scenario analysis by benchmarking local and global competitors, enabling informed sourcing and pricing decisions• Ensuring on-time quotation process and timeous sourcing finalisation to meet each projects milestones• Analyse and simulate should-be-costs of procurement and investigate methods to improve competitiveness Show less

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