Procurement Manager
KERSTON FOODS CC
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
Procurement Administration Effectiveness: Develop, implement, and refine the administration and documentary support, follow-through, and internal and customer processes alignment, to achieve optimal administrative control of procurement.Orders & Supply Effectiveness: 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.Supplier External Network Effectiveness: 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.Internal Supply Chain Integration Effectiveness: 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.Operational Procurement Cost & Margins Effectiveness: 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.Bulk Procurement & Selling Effectiveness: 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.Staff & Department Management Effectiveness: 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.*The Systems Development aspects are stressed for the first at least 6 months, with the development and deployment of an ERP oriented Procurement System.Education & Experience
- 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), linked with 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 this specific industry.
- Valid driver's license and own car needed.
- FMCG background in similar role would be an advantage.
- 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.
- Entrepreneurial personality or character traits
- Enthusiastic/Optimistic/ Energetic
- Mindful time management
- Balanced in rational and people approach.
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