Procurement Specialist: Hardware and Equipment
Overview
Lesaka Merchant is looking for a Procurement Specialist: Hardware and Equipment to intelligently procure fintech hardware and equipment through specialised procurement, technology, and vendor management expertise. This role is responsible for ensuring that hardware and equipment procurement supports operational requirements, infrastructure networking, lifecycle management, and security standards while remaining cost-effective, competitive, scalable, and compliant.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 3–5 years' experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, or related commercial roles.
- Experience within banking, fintech, payments, or financial services environments.
- Strong understanding of procurement governance, supply chain management, and supplier performance management.
- Experience engaging with stakeholders at all organisational levels, including senior executives.
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to contribute to strategic business initiatives.
- Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) (Advantageous).
- Valid Driver's Licence.
Responsibilities
- Develop a deep understanding of the Merchant Operations Division's procurement catalogue and supplier categories.
- Analyse capacity plans, technician deployment schedules, historical purchases, and business demand to create structured procurement plans.
- Align procurement activities to budgets, cash flow requirements, and operational needs.
- Manage strategic sourcing activities for hardware and equipment categories.
- Define supplier evaluation criteria, considering quality, scalability, API integration, and performance requirements.
- Negotiate favourable commercial agreements and drive supplier performance improvements.
- Analyse spending patterns to identify maverick spend, cost-saving opportunities, and volume discount options.
- Digitise and optimise procurement workflows, approvals, and purchase order generation.
- Assess vendor performance and obtain feedback regarding the quality and effectiveness of hardware and equipment.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers and service providers.
- Manage procurement of fintech hardware, devices, equipment, and specialised operational machinery.
- Collaborate across business functions to align procurement requirements with operational needs.
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