Supply Chain Executive

Humankind; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Humankind, a leading FMCG/food manufacturing business in Durban, seeks a Supply Chain Executive to lead and optimise the end-to-end supply chain. This senior role covers procurement, S&OP, demand planning, manufacturing, inventory, warehousing, dispatch and logistics.

The successful candidate will drive OTIF, service levels, throughput and cost management, building a resilient, scalable supply chain to support growth.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of senior supply chain leadership experience.
• FMCG, food or manufacturing background.
• End-to-end supply chain ownership across functions.
• Strong S&OP, demand planning and forecasting experience.
• Manufacturing planning, scheduling and capacity experience.
• Experience with inventory, working capital and cost management.
• Strong ERP and supply chain systems experience.
• Experience managing multi-site warehousing and 3PL relationships.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial, analytical and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimise the end-to-end supply chain.
• Take responsibility across procurement, S&OP, demand planning, manufacturing, inventory, warehousing, dispatch and logistics.
• Drive OTIF, service levels, manufacturing throughput and transport performance.
• Build a resilient and scalable supply chain to support growth.

Skills

Supply chain leadership

S&OP

Demand planning

Forecasting

Inventory management

ERP systems

3PL management

Stakeholder management

Cost management

Operations leadership

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

A leading and growing FMCG / food manufacturing business is looking for an experienced Supply Chain Executive to lead and optimise its end-to-end supply chain.

This is a senior leadership opportunity with responsibility across procurement, S&OP, demand planning, manufacturing, inventory, warehousing, dispatch and logistics.

The successful candidate will be responsible for driving OTIF, service levels, manufacturing throughput, inventory optimisation, Cost of Sales and transport performance, while building a resilient and scalable supply chain to support future growth.

Key requirements:

• 8–10+ years' senior supply chain leadership experience
• FMCG, food or manufacturing experience
• Proven end-to-end supply chain ownership
• Strong S&OP, demand planning and forecasting experience
• Manufacturing planning, scheduling and capacity experience
• Experience with inventory, working capital and cost management
• Strong ERP and supply chain systems experience
• Experience managing multi-site warehousing and 3PL relationships
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams
• Strong commercial, analytical and stakeholder-management skills

We are looking for a hands-on, commercially minded and data-driven leader who can balance strategic thinking with operational execution and build supply chain capability ahead of business growth.

• Durban
• Full-time | Permanent
• Confidential employer