Strategic Supply Chain Commercial Manager

Pedros; Pinetown; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Pedros is seeking a Supply Chain Commercial Manager to drive the end-to-end financial performance of the supply chain, focusing on cost control, inventory optimization and profitability.

You will partner with Procurement, Operations and Finance to deliver cost savings, robust governance, and strategic decision support through financial modelling and dashboards.

Experience in budgeting, forecasting and supplier negotiations is essential to maximise value and sustain competitive advantage.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) or CIMA qualification required.
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience in supply chain/related environments.
• Proven experience in commercial finance, business partnering, cost management.
• Advanced Excel and ERP/BI tools experience.
• Track record of delivering cost savings and margin improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the supply chain cost base across procurement, warehousing, logistics, and inventory operations.
• Develop and maintain financial models for sourcing, proposals, investments, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders to improve margin and operational efficiency.
• Analyse supply chain costs and performance drivers to identify profitability opportunities.
• Lead supplier negotiations and evaluate commercial agreements to maximise value.
• Evaluate supplier contracts and commercial agreements to maximize value and mitigate commercial risk.
• Develop and monitor supplier performance scorecards and cost benchmarks.
• Drive inventory optimization to improve working capital.
• Deliver management reporting, dashboards, and KPI analysis.
• Provide commercial recommendations and decision support to senior leadership.
• Support pricing decisions with landed cost calculations and commercial evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls and governance requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial and supply chain risks.
• Support month-end, year-end, audits and planning processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that deliver cost savings and margin improvements.

Skills

CA(SA)/CIMA

Budgeting

Financial modelling

Cost management

Supplier negotiations

Excel

ERP systems

BI reporting

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

CA(SA)/CIMA

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

Pedros is seeking a Supply Chain Commercial Manager to drive the end-to-end financial performance of the supply chain, focusing on cost control, inventory optimization and profitability.

You will partner with Procurement, Operations and Finance to deliver cost savings, robust governance, and strategic decision support through financial modelling and dashboards.

Experience in budgeting, forecasting and supplier negotiations is essential to maximise value and sustain competitive advantage.