Replenishment Automation Engineer - Build & Own Scalable Systems

Hungry Lion; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Hungry Lion seeks a driven professional to design, build, and continuously improve replenishment systems that keep stock flowing across our store network. You will own solutions end-to-end, turning manual processes into automated, scalable workflows that span multiple markets.

The role emphasizes shaping how replenishment works in a growing business, with opportunities to influence tooling and processes from the ground up.

Qualifications

• A degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with workflow automation or analytics tools.
• Ability to translate operations needs into a usable system solution.
• Demonstrated ownership, independence, and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Analyze replenishment processes and system behaviour to identify breakpoints.
• Design and implement system logic, validations, and automation to reduce manual work and risk.
• Support and improve bespoke demand planning and replenishment tools (AppSheet, AppScript).
• Standardise replenishment rules for multiple markets.
• Monitor, measure, and iterate on system performance.

Skills

JavaScript

SQL

Python

Excel

Education

Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

AppSheet

AppScript

KNIME

Job description

Hungry Lion seeks a driven professional to design, build, and continuously improve replenishment systems that keep stock flowing across our store network. You will own solutions end-to-end, turning manual processes into automated, scalable workflows that span multiple markets.

The role emphasizes shaping how replenishment works in a growing business, with opportunities to influence tooling and processes from the ground up.