Specialist Preferential Procurement and Sustainability

• To ensure and validate that the procurement requirements as formulated by, and in conjunction with, business are well defined, and developed into procurement plans and programs to identify suitable suppliers.
• To consult with suppliers, conduct supplier plant and distribution centres inspections/visits, as well as supplier audits to ensure suppliers ability to sustainable deliver on requirements.

• Bachelors degree (Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or Finance,)
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)

• 5 years supply chain management experience in a procurement role
• 3 Years experience within a Procurement or Supply Chain environment
• 2 years work experience in procurement or sustainability fields, e.g. management consulting, NGO, government agency or corporate sustainability/procurement experience
• Proven experience in implementing components of a category sourcing strategy
• Project management experience
• Commodities: Electrical, Electronics

• Develop and oversee the implementation of an ESD, Preferential procurement and sustainable procurement strategy for Omnia
• Drive ESD actions and initiatives
• Develop and implement an ESD funding model
• Improving and renewing our Sustainable Sourcing Policy
• Propose policies and initiatives that help Omnia to push the sustainability agenda, having a holistic view in mind
• Prepare presentations, reports, website content, and other communication materials for technical and general audiences on Omnias ESD, preferential procurement and sustainability related efforts
• Maintain and improve Omnias preferential procurement score

Technical Competencies:

• Ability to understand the Organisations business principles & procurement policies, procedures, targets and the application thereof
• Stakeholder Management
• Business Sustainability Policies and Targets
• BBBEE codes of practice & Mining Charter preferential procurement requirement
• Knowledge of global sustainability development goals and measures

Behavioural Competencies:

• Ability to influence ways of thinking, for improvement
• The ability to work in an ever-changing environment
• Ability to identify opportunities, for improvement in ways of working
• Ability to drive the adoption of changes in ways of working
• Ability to work effectively with stakeholders

Occupational Level: Skilled