Head: Benchmarking Innovation and Strategy Enablement Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa at Santam
The role
The Santam Group Procurement team within Shared Services has an opportunity for a Head of Strategy, Benchmarking and Innovation
, based in Bellville,
Cape Town
.
What will you do?
As Head of Strategy, Benchmarking and Innovation within the Group Procurement management team, you will be responsible for overseeing strategy development, tracking savings initiatives, benchmarking and strategic insights development for categories and spend commodities, supporting the creation of strategic category procurement plans and driving innovation within the team.
What will make you successful in this role?
Strategy and scenario development and impact assessments:
Think strategy in the context of the wider Group businesses within the 1 to 3 year time period. Identify trends and opportunities that GP will need to take on board and mitigate threats through development of appropriate action plans.
Have extensive knowledge and demonstrate experience in gathering (?), , interpreting, and analysing financial, macro-economic and industry information (including regression analysis, predictive models) to develop and drive the necessary business and strategic insights.
Hold strategic conversations with all key stakeholders and conduct research to arrive at a collective view of the issues at hand.
Develop potential approaches, scenarios, impacts, and first level tactics to develop the execution plan , in collaboration with the business.
Drive and manage the Strategic Initiatives portfolio from business case approval through to implementation.
Retain ownership of the Strategic Initiative, where the matter has high probability for multi-year evolution..
Sourcing, supply chain, category, commodity research and benchmarking:
Conduct market, sourcing, supply chain, category, commodity research and vendor benchmarking.
Assist with translating research and strategic planning for GP and the broader Santam and Sanlam supplier base, as well as delivering important messages to key stakeholders.
Leverage research and benchmarking to deliver procurement enablement strategies in conjunction with Group Procurement Managers in defining appropriate category and commodity strategic category plans.
Lead strategic and benchmarking data projects that impact and relate to understanding the dynamics, trends, scenarios and impact assessments across all vendors categories and commodities in the wider Sanlam group.
Strategic prioritisation, initiatives and project management:
Represent GP where required in Strategic Project Steering Committees, at Executive Committee (Exco), Group Procurement Board, Cluster CFO forum Industry forums and all other relevant forums –
Involvement in tactical initiatives currently underway to assist with redirection, rethinking and requiring broad understanding of the entire business. This also translates into picking up critical strategic priority duties, where required.
Be the Business Agile Project Manager for the strategic priorities’ portfolio..
Plan & Direct Group Procurement digital & AI Transformation Strategy:
Direct and plan digital & AI Transformation Strategy that is fit for purpose across the various teams
Advise, shape and deliver technology led transformation programs
Define, Plan & Oversee Group Procurement Innovation initiatives:
Adopt, prioritise and develop an innovation roadmap with the relevant processes, tools and metrics to support business and Group Procurement objectives, including new growth opportunities.
Monthly Savings Initiative Tracking and other Reporting:
Define and oversee Monthly Savings Initiative Tracking and Reporting
Develop appropriate tracking and follow up mechanisms for each strategic initiative.
Perform ad hoc data analytics and provide insights and reports to support improved decision-making.
Scenario Planning, and impact assessments:
Coordinate and develop scenario planning and impact assessments for strategic imperatives, category and commodities as required.
Provide and support planning, scenario analysis, and the development of strategic business cases.
Financial Viability, Analytics Support, and CPI increases for the Claims and Non-claim Procurement Managers and their teams:
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Title: Head: Benchmarking Innovation and Strategy Enablement
Company: Santam
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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