Senior Procurement Manager – Retail Industry – R1mil – R800k

Hire Resolve; Paarl; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail organization is urgently seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to join their team in the Western Cape. The role involves developing category strategies, managing supplier relationships, and conducting negotiations. Candidates must have at least 8-10 years of senior management experience in procurement within the retail sector. A competitive salary is offered, along with training, performance bonuses, and health insurance. This is a full-time position requiring travel and long hours during peak times.

Benefits

Training & Development

Performance Bonus

Health Insurance

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of senior management experience in procurement or retail.
• Thorough understanding of the South African retail sector dynamics.
• Willingness to travel and work long hours during peak times.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies.
• Establish and maintain strategic supplier relationships.
• Conduct strategic negotiations with suppliers.
• Gather market intelligence to enhance category strategies.
• Ensure governance excellence in category management.
• Manage centralized procurement and assortment optimization.
• Own the category for the online store and e-catalogue.
• Optimize central and online promotions.

Skills

Strategic negotiations

Supplier performance management

Category strategy development

Market intelligence gathering

Education

B-degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview

Hire Resolve’s client in the Retail Industry is urgently seeking the expertise of a Senior Procurement Manager to join their team in the Western Cape.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• The ideal candidate must have a B-degree or equivalent qualification
• At least 8-10 years of senior management experience in a procurement / retail environment
• A thorough understanding of the dynamics of the retail sector in South Africa
• The ideal candidate must be willing to travel when necessary and to work long hours during peak times.

Benefits

• Salary : R1mil / yr – R800k / yr, negotiable
• Training & Development
• Performance Bonas
• Health Insurance

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Full Time