Senior Procurement Manager

Hire Resolve; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the Western Cape is urgently seeking an experienced Senior Procurement Manager to enhance their procurement strategies and supplier relations. The successful candidate will own the Central Procurement and Assortment Optimisation while ensuring strategic pricing aligns with market trends. This role requires a strong retail background and extensive management experience to drive performance in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years senior management experience in procurement or retail.
• Thorough understanding of retail sector dynamics in South Africa.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance.
• Gather market intelligence for strategy enhancement.
• Oversee governance in category management.

Skills

Supplier relationship management

Market intelligence

Negotiation

Governance excellence

Strategic pricing

Education

B-degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

A leading retail company situated in the Western Cape is urgently seeking the expertise of an experienced Senior Procurement Manager to join their team.

The successful incumbent for this position will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing category strategies.
• Establishing & maintaining strategic supplier relationships (incl. supplier performance management). Strategic negotiations with suppliers.
• Gathering market intelligence by scanning the external environment to keep abreast of new industry approaches & market developments in order to enhance category strategies.
• Ensuring governance excellence in the category management environment (incl. the establishment and ongoing management of supply agreements / contracts).
• Central Procurement, Assortment Optimisation and Strategic Pricing Category ownership of the Online Store and the E-catalogue Central and Online Promotions

Key requirements:

• The ideal candidate must have a B-degree or equivalent qualification, at least 8-10 years senior management experience in a procurement / retail environment and a thorough understanding of the dynamics of the retail sector in South Africa.

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by either filling in the online application form or emailing your CV to [e-mail]

You are welcome to contact Rebecca or Nehelene on 021 551 8638.

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position.
Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.