Sourcing Analyst

Staff Unlimited Recruitment; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Unlimited Recruitment is seeking a Sourcing Analyst to support the sourcing team in coordinating demand, supply, logistics, and related commercial activities. The role focuses on communication, reporting, and KPI tracking, with exposure to SAP stock creation, harvest orders, and collaboration with the Head of Sourcing, exporters, and logistics stakeholders.

Ideal candidates hold a degree in Agriculture or similar, have 1–3 years in agribusiness or logistics, and are proficient in Outlook,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, business or a related field; or equivalent vocational training and relevant experience
• 1-3 years of experience in agribusiness, logistics, finance, fruit industry activities
• Proficient in Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
• Experience in AI language models and PowerBI advantageous
• Fresh fruit export experience advantageous

Responsibilities

• Communication & Reporting
• Coordination of all sourcing supply, demand and planning
• Liaison with Logistics department and Sourcing Stock Management
• Tracking of Sourcing Department KPI measurements
• Handle all finance requirements for department (SAP stock creation and harvest orders)
• Assist Head of Sourcing with product manager and third-party exporters
• Customer order fulfilment and signing of customer invoices
• Weekly Producer Analysis review & queries to stakeholders

Skills

Fresh produce sourcing

Production planning

Supply chain coordination

Quality standards

Data analysis

Agricultural production cycles

MS Office 365

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Agriculture/agribusiness/supply chain

Tools

Outlook

PowerPoint

Excel

PowerBI

Noda

Job description

Sourcing Analyst

Our client is seeking a Sourcing Analyst to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the sourcing team in coordinating all information such as demand, supply, logistics, commercial etc. to the Sourcing Team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communication & Reporting

• Coordination of all sourcing supply, demand and planning

• Constant liaison with Logistics department and Sourcing Stock Management

• Tracking of Sourcing Department KPI measurements

• Handling all finance related requirements for department (SAP stock creation and harvest orders etc.)

• Assist Head of Sourcing with product manager and third-party exporters

• Customer order fulfilment and signing of on customer invoices

• Weekly Producer Analysis review & queries to all stake holders

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, business or a related field; or equivalent vocational training and relevant experience

• 1-3 years of experience in agribusiness, logistics, finance, fruit industry agriculture activities like farming management or packhouse quality management

• Needs to be very sufficient in the use of Outlook, Power Point and Excel

• Experience in AI language models, Noda and PowerBI will be advantageous

• Fruit Export experience in any capacity is not necessary but will be very advantageous

Skills & Competencies:

Technical Skills:

• Fresh produce sourcing and procurement practices.

• Production planning.

• Supply chain coordination.

• Knowledge of fresh produce quality standards and compliance requirements.

• Data analysis and reporting.

• Understanding of agricultural production cycles

• Strong level of competency with MS Office 365

Behavioural Comp:

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

• Planning and organizational ability

• Problem-solving and decision-making

• Results orientation

• Collaboration and teamwork

• Adaptability and resilience

• Proactive and solution-driven mindset

• Relationship building and stakeholder engagement