-Contract Administration: Expertly handle commercial and contractual aspects of contracts, including authorizing subcontractor payments, submitting invoices and payment applications on time, and ensuring proper contract administration.-Bid and Tender Management: Skilled in completing bid and tender documentation to secure new contracts. Lead negotiations with suppliers and validate and test costs associated with purchase orders.-Project Oversight: Diligently oversee projects, ensuring they align with commercial requirements and surpass savings targets. Identify and mitigate project risks to prevent delays or financial issues.-Sourcing Strategy: Define and distribute effective sourcing strategies to maximize value for money and accelerate project delivery.-Supply Chain Management: Successfully manage supply chain relationships to support project delivery and secure high-quality contracts for timely completion.-Post-Contract Activities: Proficiently handle post-contract activities, including payment application assessment, change management, and financial accounting.

-Supply Chain Management: Analyze and manage stock movement across the supply chain, ensuring optimal availability and minimizing waste. Drive efficiency initiatives to enhance supply chain performance.-Sales Growth and Availability: Play a pivotal role in driving sales growth and ensuring high product availability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve category-specific sales objectives and identify new trade possibilities.-Demand Forecasting and Reporting: Expertly forecast sales demand and promptly report any target shortfalls to the business. Contribute to promotional planning initiatives to maximize sales opportunities.-Remedial Action and Waste Management: Identify root causes of low availability and proactively drive remedial actions. Manage the waste budget in collaboration with cross-functional teams, optimizing resource allocation.-Relationship Building and Team Culture: Develop strong and effective relationships across teams, fostering a positive and collaborative culture. Collaborate with Planning, Commercial, Technical, Development, and Operations departments to achieve shared goals.

-Procurement Expertise: Skilled in procuring a wide range of engineering spares, equipment, consumables, assets, office equipment, plant equipment, and laboratory equipment/consumables. Successfully manage the purchasing of critical raw materials and chemicals from local and global suppliers.-Inventory Management: Monitor and track monthly chemical forecasts and consumption trends to ensure sufficient stock levels for daily production and safety stock.-Vendor Management: Conduct vendor site audits and visits to monitor stock commitments and ensure compliance with organizational requirements. Investigate pricing trends and supply chain availability of materials, goods, and services.-Compliance and Development: Manage projects related to preferential procurement, supplier development, enterprise development, and socio-economic development, ensuring compliance with BBBEE requirements.-Contract Negotiation and Administration: Negotiate and monitor contracts to ensure the delivery of quality raw materials, goods, and services to sustain company operations. Sustain supplier relationships through ongoing contract administration and performance data collation.-Process Improvement: Facilitate the implementation of procurement procedures for continuous improvement. Maintain relevant ISO procedures/documentation related to procurement.-Stakeholder Collaboration: Assist stakeholders with CAPEX buying requirements, ensuring fair tender processes. Guide and support colleagues on procurement requirements, administration, processes, and policies.-Budget Management: Successfully manage and control a procurement budget.