Procurement and Product Costing Manager

Minimum requirements:

• BCom degree/Diploma in Procurement / Supply Chain / Similar qualification
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a procurement role
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market
• Talent in negotiations and networking
• Experience in advanced procurement – managing end of life cycle and absolute inventory
• Own transport

Availability: 01 February 2023
Location: Paarl, Western Cape
Working Hours: Monday – Friday: 08:00 – 17:00
Package: Market related
Reference Number: PROC001

Duties and Responsibilities include; but not limited to:

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

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 spending and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs (monthly meetings)
• 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

Miscellaneous

• Fire safety
• Health & Safety Training
• Security
• Maintenance procurement
• Management of Forklift training

Skills & Characteristics required for 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
• Persuasive and influential