KZA_ Head of Supply Chain - South Africa

Krones Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic Supply Chain Manager to lead purchasing, warehousing, and logistics functions. This role involves achieving cost-saving targets, optimizing processes, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain Management and extensive experience in the food and beverage sector. Join a forward-thinking company that values continuous learning and development, and make a significant impact on operational efficiency and supplier management.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of work experience in Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in Food, Beverage, or Packaging industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Achieve annual cost savings through effective vendor negotiations and stock control.
• Oversee compliance with customs processes and SHE requirements.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Leadership skills

Customer orientation

Teamwork capacity

Change management

Project management

Result driven

Learning aptitude

Education

Degree in Business Admin/Commerce

Degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP (R3/EWM/S4)

MS Office

Job description

Responsible for the Strategic Supply Chain targets as per Krones Global Strategy. Lead Purchasing, Warehousing and Logistics functions.

Your Tasks

1. Responsible for achieving annual cost saving targets through effective management, vendor negotiations, stock control and process management.
2. Identifying and constantly analysing the processes and procedures, improving efficiencies, both internally and externally.
3. Ensure continuous learning and development of employees i.e., talent reviews, succession planning, career pathing.
4. Support and ensure SHE requirements are adhered to and always enforced throughout the Supply Chain Management.
5. Support Krones Global Logistics Strategic activities and oversee import and exports with freight forwarders.
6. Management and ensure compliance to the rules and regulations of the customs processes according to the country’s legislations.
7. Support Krones Regional Head Office (MEA) & Krones Head Office (KAG) material management strategy by overseeing the monitoring, analysis and optimization of processes and operations thereof.
8. Oversee the effective handling of Inventory and dead Stock management to meet Global KPI’s, including reporting.
9. Establish good business relationships with both internal and external customers by meeting operational timelines and goals.
10. Optimization of all purchasing initiatives ensuring best Purchasing practice and Contractual compliance.
11. Interviews and negotiations with vendor representatives to establish new sources, products and methods of purchasing, assisting with supply problems, specification variation and pricing issues ultimately ensuring spare part availability.
12. Ensure compliance of specification for equipment and services in conjunction with KAG requirements.
13. Review specifications for materials, supplies, service or equipment to be purchased as required in conjunction with KAG requirements.
14. Drive the optimization of Purchasing processes, inventory management, operational supplier management to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness as well as supplier reliability.
15. Establish and maintain measurable performance metrics for all levels of procurement activities (supplier performance, supplier quality, internal order placement performance, buyer activity levels, financial performance).
16. Ensure PSL/Vendor management is in accordance and aligned to KAG’s procurement strategy.
17. Manage local manufacturing and quality of equipment and components activities.
18. Control over procurement spend and ensuring optimal payment terms and favorable Service Level Agreements for the local subsidiary.
19. Responsibility in attaining required BBBEE procurement vendor targets.

Your Profile

1. Degree in Business Admin/Commerce or Supply Chain Management.
2. Work experience 8-10 years.
3. Experience in Food, Beverage or Packaging industry; Supply Chain Management; Management.
4. IT SAP (R3/EWM/S4) applications, MS Office.
5. Krones Portfolio.
6. Market Knowledge.
7. Process and Structural Knowledge.
8. Knowledge of business administration.
9. Laws, directives, guidelines, and standards.
10. General social skills.
11. Capacity for teamwork.
12. Customer orientation.
13. Learning aptitude.
14. Result driven Outcome based.
15. Leadership skills.
16. General Project management.
17. Change management.
18. Coordination and organizational skills.
19. Negotiation skills.

We Offer

Your application

Krones is an equal opportunity employer and will give preference to previously disadvantaged candidates.