Tupande Procurement Senior Coordinator - BU SupportNew!

• Manage the full procurement lifecycle for assigned business unit projects from request to contract.
• Coordinate periodic reviews with business units to clear aged purchase requests and purchase orders.
• Run root cause analysis on bottlenecks and improve purchase-request to purchase-order turnaround time.
• Define category scope, conduct spend and market analysis, and develop strategic sourcing strategies.
• Identify, evaluate and pre-qualify suppliers, then lead RFx processes and commercial negotiations.
• Finalise and execute contracts with clear terms on pricing, SLAs, payment and delivery.
• Monitor supplier performance against agreements and manage contract compliance.
• Develop templates, SOPs and training materials, and track performance reporting for decision-making.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in procurement, project management, business strategy or a related discipline; a higher diploma with extensive relevant experience may also qualify.
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in a demanding professional environment.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups and array formulas, plus data analysis and visualisation.
• Working knowledge of process improvement methodologies such as DMAIC and 5 Whys.
• Professional procurement certification or membership is an added advantage.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, commercial contracting and supplier relationship management.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strategic sourcing.
• Commercial negotiation.
• Contract management.
• Data analysis and visualisation in Excel.
• Stakeholder management.
• Supply chain risk management.
• Process improvement (DMAIC, 5 Whys).