Group Commercial Manager
JOB PURPOSE
Management of all commercial matters pertaining to Procurement
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Group Commercial Manager will be actively involved in the completion and/or review of our supplier-facing documents, and ensure the supplier document produced is of consistently high quality, industry benchmark as well as driving process and policy compliance
The Group Commercial Manager role is to ensure all supplier-facing documents (including quotations/proposals and contracts) in their region are:
Developed ensuring alignment between Procurement Projects and the relevant Operations, and in line with global bundling processes
Drafted in line with all local and global policies and standards to ensure lowest level of risk for Menar, and highest quality of supplier document
Approved in line with all internal requirements prior to being submitted to the supplier
Audited in line with the Commercial Department audit requirements
Registered by the Contract Owner in the Contract Management System (contracts only) in a timely manner.
The Group Commercial Manager will be allocated a portfolio of suppliers globally, for which they will be fully responsible for ensuring all commercial matters are dealt with timeously and/or escalated to the necessary decision makers. The commercial matters include but are not limited to notifications in terms of implementation of price escalations the Group Commercial manager acts as a business partner in the process but is not solely responsible for implementation of the escalations (refer to escalation process)
The Group Commercial Manager will also be required to participate in supplier negotiations
The Group Commercial Manager will be responsible for training of the end users to ensure that they understand the needs around compliance, the risk if the Company don’t comply, as well as the system requirements
The Group Commercial Manager will also manage the Trade Compliance requirements for South Africa
The Group Commercial Manager must ensure that all supplier facing agreements adhere to the Menar governance processes in terms of policy, procedure, approval and risk mitigation
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Degree - B.Com Law/LLB Law/ B.Com Accounting
Minimum of 3 years of experience in the mining or construction industry.
Background in Commercial, Legal, Supply Chain or Finance will be beneficial. Good demonstrable knowledge of commercial and clerical principles.
Must be very adept in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 is an advantage
Ability to cope with pressure and tight deadlines
Valid Driver’s License
Necessary documentation to facilitate travel
Email comprehensive CV to: cv@menar.com
Closing date: 09 September 2022
