Procurement Manager Agriculture
Job Location:
Pietermaritzburg - South Africa
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Job Summary
- Develop and maintain a 12-month national procurement programme aligned with forecast sales demand
- Map fruit supply by region grower packhouse variety and season and proactively identify future supply gaps
- Build and maintain strong long-term relationships with strategic growers and packhouses through regular farm and packhouse visits
- Develop a detailed understanding of expected crops harvest timing varieties sizes quality and market conditions
- Identify and develop new growers packhouses and supply regions
- Lead commercial negotiations relating to fruit pricing volumes supply programmes packing and procurement terms
- Manage the transition between South Africas different growing regions and develop appropriate import programmes where required to maintain year-round supply
- Build a diversified supplier base that reduces reliance on individual growers packhouses or production regions
- Monitor supplier performance across quality reliability pricing and volume commitments working closely with Quality Assurance and Operations
- Grade 12
- Bachelors Degree or National Diploma in Agriculture Agricultural Economics Supply Chain Management Procurement Logistics Business Management or a related field
- Valid drivers licence and willingness to travel extensively throughout South Africa.
- Minimum 5 years experience in fresh produce procurement sourcing fruit trading agricultural supply chain management or a related commercial role
- Minimum 5 years experience managing grower packhouse and supplier relationships within the fruit industry
- Demonstrated experience procuring citrus deciduous fruit subtropical fruit table grapes or other fresh produce commodities
- Proven experience negotiating commercial agreements pricing structures supply programmes and procurement contracts
- Experience working with crop forecasts seasonal planning demand forecasting and supply chain optimisation
- Previous experience leading and managing procurement teams
- Sound understanding of South African fruit production regions growing seasons packhouses and export markets
Required Skills:
Grade 12 Bachelors Degree or National Diploma in Agriculture Agricultural Economics Supply Chain Management Procurement Logistics Business Management or a related field Valid drivers licence and willingness to travel extensively throughout South Africa. Minimum 5 years experience in fresh produce procurement sourcing fruit trading agricultural supply chain management or a related commercial role Minimum 5 years experience managing grower packhouse and supplier relationships within the fruit industry Demonstrated experience procuring citrus deciduous fruit subtropical fruit table grapes or other fresh produce commodities Proven experience negotiating commercial agreements pricing structures supply programmes and procurement contracts Experience working with crop forecasts seasonal planning demand forecasting and supply chain optimisation Previous experience leading and managing procurement teams Sound understanding of South African fruit production regions growing seasons packhouses and export markets
Required Education:
Grade 12 Bachelors Degree or National Diploma in Agriculture Agricultural Economics Supply Chain Management Procurement Logistics Business Management or a related field
