Procurement Manager

JOYA BRANDS is looking for a dynamic and ambitious individual to lead Procurement and Sourcing. Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

What Will You Do?

You will be responsible for the procurement of raw materials, packaging, and commodities through the development and implementation of strategic and tactical procurement plans as well as the management of supplier relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Implement and maintain procurement strategy and policies.
2. Monitor macro trends in supplier and contract base and implement plans to react.
3. Forecast procurement needs to maintain availability of materials required to satisfy the demand plan.
4. Review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of materials.
5. Order materials as negotiated and appropriately approved.
6. Stay informed about inbound logistic schedules and follow through.
7. Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.
8. Manage material shelf-life extension requests proactively when necessary.
9. Create and implement KPIs with a Scorecard in the department.
10. Proactively seek value engineering of materials where possible to support growth of the business.
11. Assist with sourcing of materials for new projects.
12. Build and develop relationships with key suppliers.
13. Ensure specification of products are maintained.
14. Actively involved in and compliance with our Food Safety Program especially with regards to the receiving, identification, storage, and traceability of our materials.
15. Timeously complete change request documentation when necessary.
16. Maintain the raw and packaging materials Master Data on Sage Evolution.
17. Monitor the contract report and generate new sales / contract agreements when necessary.

Requirements of the Role:

1. National diploma or degree in procurement / supply chain management.
2. At least 5 years related FMCG experience in a medium to large organization.
3. Excellent computer literacy, ERP, and advanced Excel is a pre-requisite.
4. Sound knowledge of procurement policies and processes.
5. In-depth knowledge and understanding of purchasing within inbound logistics functions, with a view to optimizing purchasing in terms of quality, price, supply efficiency, security, and customer service.
6. Knowledge and understanding of materials management optimization, the packaging / converter industry, commodity / market trends of raw and packaging materials locally and internationally, supplier management principles and practices, and import procedures.

Required Skills / Competencies for this role:

1. Commercial acumen.
2. Planning ability.
3. Excellent negotiating and interpersonal skills.
4. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
5. Strong organizational and project management skills.
6. Good product and market knowledge, knows and understands the FMCG business and environment.
7. Pro-active, professional, and tenacious.
8. Numerate, analytical, and organized.
9. Confident Team player.

Please note, if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, please do consider your application unsuccessful.