Procurement Manager (CR761)

Our client in Paarl a manufacturing concern within the Food Industry is looking for Procurement Manager to join their team.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Procurement

• Manage procurement of all applicable items required (e.g. raw materials packaging materials etc)
• Ensure competitive supplier pricing
• Drive product development & provide procurement for raw materials
• Strategizing to find cost-effective deals and suppliers to ensure low procurements expenses
• Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies
• Collaborate with key persons in different departments to ensure clarity of the specifications and standards expected from the company
• Liaise with other parts of the business and make strategic decisions relating to stock holding.
• Conduct monthly stock control meeting

Forecasting

• Ensure analyst sends water and effluent samples each month
• Conduct current and future forecasting analysis ensuring forecasting processes and methods are followed.
• Use forecasting to develop capacity plan
• Resolve potential shortages or surpluses of products by managing or adjusting inventory levels
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
• Expect unfavourable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies

Service delivery

• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
• Ensure proper supplier management in terms of pricing product & service level agreements
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
• Examine and test existing contracts manage contracts for transport
• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements check credentials references from industry partners etc

Financial

• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs (monthly meeting)
• Finalise purchase details of orders and deliveries
• Manage invoices and follow up on Purchase orders
• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness and waste management
• Persuasive and influential

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum requirements: BCom degree in Procurement / Supply Chain / Similar
• A minimum of 3 years experience in a procurement role
• Experience in the FMCG industry is essential
• Sourcing experience
• Talent in negotiations and networking
• Background in scheduling forecasting procurement and planning
• Experience in procurement - managing end of life cycle and absolute inventory
• Experience on ERP (enterprise resource planning) software Syspro would be an advantage
• Own transport

Skills and characteristics required of this role

• Good communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Strong analytical abilities & reporting skills
• Detail oriented & extreme accuracy
• Financial acumen and data analysis skills
• Excellent decision-making skills
• Strong planning and purchasing skills
• Negotiations skills
• Excellent risk analysis and risk management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Deadline driven

SALARY

Negotiable depending on experience

Please use the following reference number in the subject line of your email: CR761 when applying for this position. Please submit your CV in Word Format to . Kindly consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive feedback within 1 week.