Grocery Category Manager & Buyer — Growth & Sourcing Lead

Nile; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Nile.ag in Pretoria is seeking a Grocery Category Manager / Buyer to own procurement for core grocery categories. You will build strategic supplier relationships, negotiate pricing and contracts, and drive forecasting, inventory planning, and order scheduling to optimize product availability.

You will curate assortments for value items, improve sourcing workflows with the software team, and collaborate with logistics to maximise supply chain efficiency in a hyper-growth startup environment.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of progressive experience in grocery procurement.
• Tertiary qualification preferred.
• Analytical mindset with pragmatic problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with implementation of new supply chain systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain strong, strategic relationships with key grocery suppliers and manufacturers.
• Negotiate competitive pricing, terms, and contracts across key commodity lines.
• Lead demand forecasting, inventory planning, and order scheduling to optimize product availability.
• Curate the product assortment for key value items and maintain an accurate system catalogue.
• Partner with the software engineering team to continuously improve sourcing workflows and systems.
• Collaborate with internal logistics teams to maximise supply chain efficiency.
• Establish key performance metrics and dashboards to evaluate category growth and supplier performance.

Skills

Grocery procurement

Strategic supplier relations

Pricing negotiations

Forecasting & inventory planning

Data-driven decision making

Sourcing systems improvement

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement software

Job description

Nile.ag in Pretoria is seeking a Grocery Category Manager / Buyer to own procurement for core grocery categories. You will build strategic supplier relationships, negotiate pricing and contracts, and drive forecasting, inventory planning, and order scheduling to optimize product availability.

You will curate assortments for value items, improve sourcing workflows with the software team, and collaborate with logistics to maximise supply chain efficiency in a hyper-growth startup environment.