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Procurement And Budget Support Officer

At Agile, we drive innovation through disciplined execution, strong governance, and strong operational enablement. We support complex, high-impact initiatives across product development, wellness, marketing, data architecture, and strategic transformation, ensuring that innovation is delivered efficiently, compliantly, and with financial rigour.

To support this mandate, we are seeking a Procurement and Budget Support Officer to join our Innovation team. This role forms part of the Innovation Enablement function and provides dedicated financial administration, budgeting, and procurement support to innovation and strategic projects. The role plays a critical part in ensuring effective cost control, compliant procurement, accurate financial reporting, and audit-ready documentation that enables project teams to execute with confidence.

The successful candidate will work closely with Innovation leadership, project teams, Finance, and external suppliers to support budgeting processes, manage procurement activities, track expenditure, and maintain strong financial governance across the Innovation portfolio.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organised, and comfortable operating in a structured, regulated environment. Strong experience in financial administration, procurement support, and budget tracking, together with proficiency in financial systems and Excel, is essential.

The Budget and Procurement Support Officer provides dedicated budgeting, financial administration, and procurement support to the Innovation Unit. The role is responsible for enabling effective cost control, compliant procurement processes, accurate financial tracking, and reliable reporting across innovation and strategic projects. Through strong financial discipline and governance support, the role ensures that projects are delivered efficiently, within approved budgets, and in line with organisational policies and reporting requirements.

Key deliverables include:

• Accurate and up-to-date budget tracking, forecasting, and expenditure reporting
• Timely and compliant procurement support aligned to approved governance frameworks
• Reliable financial and management reports aligned to organisational reporting cycles
• Effective cost control, variance monitoring, and maintenance of audit-ready documentation

Reports to the Lead: Innovation Enablement (with functional alignment to Finance)

• Support the preparation, monitoring, and management of the Innovation Unit’s operational and project budgets.
• Track expenditure against approved budgets and flag variances, risks, or potential overspend timeously.
• Assist with budget forecasting and reforecasting exercises in the unit.
• Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation for audit and governance purposes.

• Enable procurement activities for the Innovation Unit in accordance with approved procurement and financial policies.
• Prepare procurement documentation, including motivation documents and procurement proposals.
• Source, obtain, and compare quotations from suppliers and service providers.
• Support supplier selection processes in line with governance and value-for-money principles.
• Coordinate procurement approvals and ensure adherence to delegated authority levels.
• Track procurement timelines to ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
• Maintain procurement records and contracts documentation.

• Ensure that procurement and expenditure comply with internal financial controls, policies, and procedures.
• Support audit queries and provide documentation as required by the Finance Unit.
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement efficiency and cost effectiveness.

• Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for the Innovation Unit, in collaboration with the Finance Unit.
• Assist with management reporting, including spend analysis and financial performance summaries.
• Reconcile invoices, purchase orders, and payments in collaboration with Finance.
• Ensure accurate allocation of costs to relevant projects and cost centres.

• Assist with stock control processes, including tracking, reconciliation, and record keeping, as required.
• Coordinate stock-related reporting where applicable.

• Liaise with Finance and internal stakeholders to support smooth procurement and financial processes.
• Engage with external suppliers and service providers on procurement-related matters.
• Support Innovation Unit project teams with financial and procurement guidance.

• Relevant qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in financial administration, procurement support, or budget management (experience in regulated or corporate environments advantageous).
• Experience supporting project-based or innovation-driven teams preferred.

• Sound understanding of procurement processes and financial controls.
• Strong budgeting, reporting, and numerical skills.
• Knowledge of organisational financial policies and governance requirements.
• Proficiency in financial systems, ERP platforms, and MS Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and document management skills.

• High level of accuracy and integrity.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and service-focused approach.

• Office-based.

• Compliance with procurement and financial policies.
• Accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.
• Effective budget control and variance management.
• Quality and delivery on timelines of procurement support provided to the Innovation Unit.

Apply now: Please submit your CV to employment@agilemarketing.co.za by 20 February 2026.