Procurement Operations Lead

Position: Procurement Operations Lead

Location: Midrand South Africa (officebased)

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Level: Senior Procurement Leadership

Industry Background: Pharmaceutical/Medical

Role Purpose

• Lead the full design and implementation of a centralized Procurement function.
• Transform the current fragmented procurement environment into a unified compliant and highperforming operating model aligned with global standards.

Key Responsibilities

Centralized Procurement Design & Transformation

• Build and embed a centralized procurement operating model.
• Standardize governance processes systems and controls (including Ariba).
• Drive procurementrelated transformation and operational excellence initiatives.

Value Creation & Performance

• Deliver cost savings through strategic sourcing and commercial optimization.
• Improve supplier quality performance and contract compliance.
• Strengthen audit readiness and S2P discipline.

Stakeholder & Governance Management

• Represent Procurement to internal teams vendors auditors and global stakeholders.
• Participate in budgeting and forecasting.
• Collaborate with GBS/Shared Services and join Global Procurement forums.

People Leadership

• Build and lead a highperforming procurement team.
• Develop procurement skills and future talent.
• Drive team engagement coaching and performance management.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or postgraduate Degree in Business Supply Chain or related field.
• Professional certifications (CIPS CPSM PMP Lean Six Sigma) are beneficial.

Experience

• 5 years procurement or supply chain leadership experience (preferably multinational or multicountry exposure).
• Advantage: Pharmaceutical/Medical or regulatedindustry experience.
• Experience centralizing or transforming procurement functions.
• Strong S2P sourcing compliance and supplier management expertise.
• Proven leadership stakeholder management analytics and change management capability.

Competencies

• Strategic thinking crossfunctional awareness and business acumen.
• Strong leadership communication and decisionmaking skills.
• Adaptability innovation continuous improvement mindset.
• Integrity collaboration diversity awareness and effective conflict management.