Global Procurement Energy Sourcing Specialist – Cape Town HQ needed at PepsiCo

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

Work to provide input to CoEs on market requirements, support negotiations of important contracts as well as developments with key suppliers, align BU stakeholders on category decisions, implement Sector & Cluster Procurement aligned mission and strategy, deliver BU procurement annual and long-term strategic targets, lead P&L Savings & Productivity initiatives, ensure supply security and ensure full compliance to GP Policies & Proceudres.

• Manage (in close collaboration with the SA GP Capex & Make Category Manager) implementation of the SA Cluster wide Procurement vision, mission and strategy.
• Support the implementation of the PEP+ Road map in SA
• Manage Energy category on a cluster level leveraging PepsiCo’s OpCo’s footprint in SA Cluster.
• Work closely with SA GP Capex & Make Category Manager and GP COE to:
  • Monitor sourcing Productivity / Savings for Energy category (for the current year and over PSP).
  • Lead improvement initiatives from procurement side for the Energy category.
  • Evaluate & evolve sourcing strategies based on changing market conditions and provide inputs during strategic sourcing activities, including internal and external analysis and negotiations.
  • Ensure implementation of sourcing strategies / plans, compliance monitored, and benefits tracked (in close collaboration with the Transactional Procurement Team) in line with the procurement policies, SOA and Procurement practices
  • Lead supplier diversity plans and B-BBEE Road map for the category.
  • Deliver on pep+ & sustainability as related to strategy requirements.
• Closely liaise with SA Cluster’s main business stakeholders.
• Manage business stakeholders; represent SA Cluster’s GP function internally (peer level) and externally (suppliers)
• Ensure implementation of best-in-class sourcing methods and tools.
• Govern the development of contracts and agreements; support negotiations of important contracts as well as developments with key suppliers
• Ensure compliance of GP policy within the category.
• Execute SA Cluster’s procurement strategy through implementing Energy category sourcing strategies for productivity and value enhancement that result in tangible benefits to the bottom line.
• Support the SA GP Capex & Make Category Manager in tracking, monitoring and reporting of supplier markets for categories during the duration of contracts (including benchmarking against industry / market standards)
• Own Local / Regional Energy Supplier Relationship Management for range of portfolio managed.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Formal University Degree (Bsc or Equivalent)
• +7 Years proven experience in procurement
• +7 years proven procurement experience as the Energy sourcing specialist
• Experience in procurement in a decentralized company
• Experience in working in a regional procurement organization
• Experience in strategically sourcing categories in scope
• Be a recognised leader of change
• Comprehensive understanding and Technicallly inclined in terms of the Energy market in SA
• Skilled in managing across a dispersed team of business stakeholders; strong selling skills
• Procurement professional (CIPS or equivalent)
• Multilingual a plus