Contract Specialist
Apply now »Posting Date: May 13, 2025
Location: Sandton
Company: Sasol
Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.
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Job Req ID
8604
Closing Date
20 May 2025
OME
MSA: Energy Marketing & Sales
Location
Sandton
Purpose of Job
Provide relevant business support required to enable retail category management related activities, e.g. sourcing, contracting, negotiations, supplier registration, supplier management, contract management, etc. Investigate and execute improvements to performance, people, process and technology for category management related activities. Measure, monitor and proactively influence compliance to procurement standards and governance in relation to retail category management and contracting.
Key Accountabilities
Support key category management and other support functions contract activities within Convenience Trading, thereby ensuring effective business enablement and full adoption by relevant stakeholders which includes:
• Sourcing
• Contracting
• Contract Management
• Supplier Management
• Compliance
Identify and mitigate risks associated with category management related activities in relation to relevant contracting initiatives. Obtains support for ideas by creating detailed and workable proposals, considering the strategic, commercial, economic, financial and management implications. Work with a team of category managers and other support functions. Is agile and resilient in the face of organisational change. Seeks, analyses and supports opportunities to drive change, as well as add value to category management related activities and related business processes. Thinks through problems constructively and takes action to devise solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of category management. Approaches the completion and onboarding of suppliers and partners with focus and initiative, applying relevant contracting and negotiation methods. Takes a consultative approach to enhancing critical relationships with internal stakeholders, generating value for category management and other support functions. Takes action independently.
Formal Education
University Bachelor’s Degree (Law/ Business Management/ Supply Chain) Min Experience
Working Experience
Required Personal and Professional Skills
Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
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