Procurement Manager Raw Materials

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa AVI Limited Full time

**AVI Ltd. **is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

**NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED** operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

An exciting opportunity exists for a **PROCUREMENT MANAGER **at **NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED **Head Office based in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The purpose of the role is sourcing a portfolio of raw materials, pursuing the lowest Total Cost of Ownership while mitigating physical supply risk, and adhering to NBL quality standards.

**Line Manager**: Procurement Executive

**Number of Direct Reports**: None

**Job Specification**:
**Key Performance Areas**:

- Developing sourcing strategies for commodities within the assigned portfolio
- Adapt sourcing strategies based on changing market conditions
- Ensure implementation of sourcing strategies, ensure contract compliance, and track benefits delivered
- Drive Total Cost of Ownership reduction without compromising physical supply and maintaining quality standards.
- Using data analytics, market research, benchmarks, and cost modeling to identify and leverage value opportunities that deliver sustainable value, operational efficiencies, and risk mitigation to the business
- Implementing RFx activities for all commodities in scope
- Prepare and implement negotiation strategies
- Develop and execute price risk mitigation strategies including hedge strategies for exchange-traded commodities
- Ensure full alignment of all relevant internal stakeholders in relation to sourcing activities in your portfolio
- Develop and nurture relationships with strategic and critical suppliers across the business

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Experience**:

- At least 10 years’ procurement experience, of which must have been in manufacturing, FMCG or heavy industry procurement
- At least 5 years’ experience as a Procurement Manager
- More than 5 years’ strategic sourcing and procurement experience working in the Agri-value chain
- Experience in the procurement of Raw Materials is essential
- Prior exposure to category/commodity management, procurement or an engineering or production environment is highly desirable
- Experience in managing a multi-disciplinary team in a project-type environment will be highly beneficial

**Qualifications**:

- Matric/Grade 12
- Completed 3-year bachelor’s degree in procurement, business, finance or engineering field
- Masters or Procurement Certification (MCIPS) a plus

**Additional Requirements**:

- Understanding of the manufacturing environment
- Ability to link strategic and operational procurement requirements
- Experienced in total cost improvement across the full procurement value chain

**Competencies**:

- Working Together
- Building Relationships
- Analytical Thinking
- Articulating Information
- Making Decisions
- Staying Composed
- Influencing Others
- Maintaining Productivity

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