Supply Chain Commercial Manager

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

The Supply Chain Commercial Manager is responsible for driving the commercial and financial performance of the end-to-end supply chain operation. The role focuses on managing supply chain costs, improving profitability, optimizing inventory and working capital, strengthening supplier commercial performance, and supporting strategic decision-making through financial analysis and business partnering. The incumbent will work closely with Procurement, Operations, and Finance teams to identify opportunities for cost reduction, efficiency improvements, and sustainable value creation while ensuring strong governance and commercial controls.

Duties And Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• CA(SA) or CIMA qualification (Essential)
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience within supply chain, logistics, FMCG, retail, manufacturing, or related operational environments
• Proven experience in commercial finance, business partnering, and cost management
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and financial analysis
• Demonstrated experience leading supplier negotiations and managing commercial Agreements
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience working with ERP systems and business intelligence reporting tools
• Proven track record of delivering measurable cost savings and margin improvement initiatives