Cape Town: Procurement Manager posted by KERSTON FOODS CC

About the Role

Kerston Foods CC is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Procurement Manager to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and managing the Procurement Function, aligning with demand forecasting and analysis, and optimizing the availability of products to meet customer demands.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and refine Procurement policies and procedures designed to support and regulate effective supply chain and procurement processes.
• Develop, implement, and refine procurement planning models that are aligned with strategy, annual targets, and benchmarks of supply effectiveness, optimising procurement value contribution to operational and business success.
• Develop and consistently align the Procurement System(s)/IT base to business and operational products/supply demands, enabling an optimal mix of standardization and adaptability of products supply to customer base needs.
• Develop, implement, and refine the administration and documentary support, follow-through, and internal and customer processes alignment, to achieve optimal administrative control of procurement.
• Develop, implement and manage an effective, integrated and systematic approach to orders and supply sufficiency. Optimise availability for sales-based orders and ensure effective/expedient sourcing to meet orders.
• Develop, manage, and refine the supplier network that will enable effective sourcing, availability and cost of products required. Manage primary and secondary suppliers within the network enabling continued effective relationships and supplies follow-through.
• Develop, manage, and continuously refine functional interface integration with sales, warehousing and distribution, as well as finance/ accounting to optimise KF supply chain effectiveness contributions by procurement.
• Develop, agree on and apply cost and margins indicators of procurement and align the staff and the underlying processes to optimise the value contribution of procurement to overall KF business success.
• Proactively locate and explore bulk purchases/supply opportunities in the market (initially locally, but not limited to this), and utilise these jointly with others or for both KF and others leveraging bulk buying power and develop significant income and profit contribution streams for KF.
• Direct, guide, & affirm own staff in their roles & leverage their development through encouragement & support, displaying the work culture principles to be enforced. Optimise the staff talent in Procurement and ensure staff integration and engagement in the supply chain.

Requirements

• A degree or diploma or equivalent in Procurement, Business or Operations Management, with a significant IT/Systems module and statistics module as part of these studies (equating in total to 3 years or preferably 4 years of formal tertiary studies).
• At least 5, preferably 6 years of experience as a Procurement Specialist/Buyer, 2 of which as at least team or section leader.
• Proven track record of achieving targets and increasing revenue within the specific industry.
• Valid drivers license and own car needed.

Qualifications

• FMCG background in similar role would be an advantage.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary details not specified.

Knowledge and Skill requirements

• Strong interpersonal, negotiating, and organizational skills
• Collaborative negotiation skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills,
• Business acumen/understanding how hospitality businesses work and grow.
• Knowledge of supply chain in hospitality
• Highly computer literate with good numeric skills
• Solid insight in statistical tools in forecasting and analysis
• Excellent in Microsoft Office, advanced Excel skills
• Proactive, self-motivated, and work on own initiative
• Detail-oriented, and systematic, yet able to delegate well.
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, high-energy environment that requires the ability to multi-task and implement high priority initiatives.

Personal/Behavioral Characteristics

• Entrepreneurial personality or character traits
• Enthusiastic/Optimistic/Energetic
• Mindful time management
• Balanced in rational and people approach.