Manager: Procurement & Logistics

With offices in Africa, Australia, Canada, Peru and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

ADP (a Lycopodium business) is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Manager: Procurement and Logistics to join our dynamic, growing team. Based in Cape Town and reporting to the Manager: Commercial and Project Services, the successful candidate will be responsible for the management of procurement and expediting activities of a specific project, or projects and studies as assigned by Commercial and Projects Services Manager.

The tasks you'll perform

• Ensure that procurement activities are conducted to the highest quality, ethical and in line with the Company, Client and regulatory requirements.
• Provide specialist advice in designated areas of expertise.
• Work collaboratively with personnel across all business units.
• Responsible for the integrity of information maintained within and the timely provision of all relevant procurement and expediting reporting.
• Manage the Procurement Team to perform their designated functions with suitable speed, accuracy, efficiency and with a strict adherence to company policy and procedures.
• Carry out commercial analysis and evaluation of quotations to enable the correct supplier choice to be made.
• Interface with projects for schedule requirements and budget considerations, Engineering / Process Technology for technical requirements.
• Implement and monitor the procurement schedule in accordance with the overall delivery schedule.
• Plan, coordinate, monitor and report progress of all activities including but noy limited to enquiries, tender evaluation and award of purchase orders.
• Establish key performance indicators and qualitative and quantitative metrics to capture, report and evaluate the benefit and performance of all procurement activity.
• Ensure the Manager of Projects / Procurement Manager / Project Manager (as appropriate) is notified immediately if there is risk of committed delivery date not being met.
• Lead high level negotiations with business partners and suppliers, establishing collaborative stakeholder and strategic supplier relationships.
• Collate and compile project reporting requirements in accordance with company and Client standards to a high level of accuracy and professionalism.
• Register and file all relevant project documentation in accordance to the Company approved procedures.
• Proactively support other team members as required to ensure Project deliverables are met. 
• Contribute to Procurement team members in trainings professional development by providing consistent mentoring and identify avenues of development.
• Suggest methods to improve operational efficiency within the Procurement team.
• Develop and contribute to the delivery of improvement initiatives which support business priorities for continuous improvement.
• Ensure a high level of communication is attained within the Procurement team.
• Provide leadership, guidance and direction to the Procurement team as required.

The expertise you'll bring

• Qualifications in a Procurement discipline is preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years direct experience in the procurement, expediting, transport and logistics disciplines in the Engineering or Construction industries.
• 15+ years’ experience in procurement management role(s) on substantial resources projects.
• South African Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Cape Town based
• Previous experience in management and leading large teams of people.
• Extensive international work experience and/or experience working on complex contracts and strategic procurement initiatives.
• Exceptional ability to multitask and work at pace in a complex and challenging EPCM sector.
• Exceptional international work experience and/or experience working on strategic procurement initiatives.
• Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including clients, vendors and co-workers.
• Ability to work with people at all levels within an organisation and external providers.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise to a high standard of accuracy and professionalism.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision whilst consistently producing a high quality of deliverables.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility and commitment.
• Demonstrate a strict practice of confidentiality, personal responsibility and discretion.
• High attention to detail and exceptional knowledge of managing contracts in the resources sector.
• Exemplify and encourage the core values and ethos of the business.
• Provide mentoring and identify avenues of professional development and succession planning for personnel within your group.
• Intuitive leader with the ability to initiate, lead and manage change in a complex environment.
• Capacity to delegate appropriately.
• Capacity to evaluate work practices, implement systems and suggest alternatives and refinements where necessary.
• Demonstrate ability to achieve consistently high standards within both budgetary and schedule constraints.
• Well-developed business acumen with the ability to adapt to different business environments.
• High attention to detail and exceptional knowledge of contract law and contract document requirements.
• Ability to travel on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and its operations.
• High degree of professional ethics.
• Highly developed negotiation, influencing, analytical and problem resolution skills.

The benefits we'll provide

ADP/Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career.

That’s why we:

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.

We encourage and value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

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