Strategic Supply Chain Finance & Cost Optimization

Pedros; Pinetown; On-site; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Pedros in KwaZulu-Natal is seeking a Supply Chain Commercial Manager to drive the commercial and financial performance across the end-to-end supply chain. You will manage costs, improve profitability, optimise inventory and working capital, and partner with Procurement, Operations, and Finance to identify cost reductions and value creation.

The role requires a CA(SA) or CIMA qualification with at least 5 years post-qualification experience, plus strong finance, budgeting, forecasting, and

Qualifications

• CA(SA) or CIMA qualification is essential.
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience in supply chain, logistics, FMCG, retail, manufacturing, or related environments.
• Proven experience in commercial finance, business partnering, and cost management.
• Advanced modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the supply chain cost base, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Develop and maintain financial models for sourcing, supplier proposals, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify margin improvement and efficiency opportunities.
• Analyse costs and performance drivers to improve profitability and cost optimisation.
• Lead supplier negotiations and manage commercial agreements to maximise value.
• Develop supplier scorecards and cost benchmarks; drive inventory optimisation.
• Deliver management reporting, dashboards, and KPI analysis for decision-making.
• Support pricing decisions via landed cost calculations and commercial evaluations.
• Ensure governance, policy compliance and commercial controls; identify supply chain risks.
• Support month-end, year-end, audit, and business planning; drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Financial analysis

Supplier negotiations

Cost management

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

BI reporting

Business partnering

Education

CA(SA) or CIMA

Tools

ERP systems

Business Intelligence tools

Job description

Pedros in KwaZulu-Natal is seeking a Supply Chain Commercial Manager to drive the commercial and financial performance across the end-to-end supply chain. You will manage costs, improve profitability, optimise inventory and working capital, and partner with Procurement, Operations, and Finance to identify cost reductions and value creation.

The role requires a CA(SA) or CIMA qualification with at least 5 years post-qualification experience, plus strong finance, budgeting, forecasting, and