Procurement & Maintenance Manager

An exciting role is available for a Procurement and Maintenance Manager at our Support Centre in Kuilsriver. This position is key to supporting the smooth, cost-effective, and compliant operations of our stores.

**Procurement Responsibilities**:
**Maintenance Responsibilities**:
On the maintenance side, you’ll manage all aspects of store upkeep, from furniture and fixtures to visual merchandising and staff equipment, contributing to the Ackermans Shopping Experience and the Phadima Supplier of Choice Experience. Key priorities include safety (OHASA compliance across four countries), consistent quality, and budget management. You’ll lead the team in selecting, coordinating, and managing a network of contractors and suppliers across a wide geographic area, ensuring all work meets Ackermans Standards.

**Integrated Role**:
Both procurement and maintenance are closely connected; preventative maintenance enhances procurement results, while effective procurement supports maintenance efforts.

If you’re experienced in procurement and maintenance and committed to improving store operations, this role offers a valuable opportunity to make a significant impact.

**KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED**:

- Retail Store Layout
- Negotiations with contractors and suppliers
- Procurement and estimation
- Maintenance planning
- OHASA legislation
- Budgeting and costing
- SLA Agreements
- Managing vendor relationships
- Store Maintenance

**SKILLS REQUIRED**:

- Project Management skills
- Computer skills
- Budget, costing and estimation skills
- Organisational and retail planning skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong analytical and attention to detail skills to see patterns
- Compliance and OHASA skills in a retail environment
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Problem solving

**EXPERIENCE**:
Essential:

- Minimum of 4-8 years working experience within Retail within a Internation Retail Chain environment working with stores
- Minimum of 2-3 years should be in Procurement, Project Management or Estimation role
- Understanding Retail principles with a focus on Customer experience, durability, store staff experience
- Maintenance and Procurement best practices, safety regulations, compliance requirements, contract management, tender processes and supplier negotiations
- Budget management across multiple accounts and teams for various projects and initiatives (Capital Expenditure and Operational Expenditure)

Preferred:

- Minimum of 2-3 years of leading a team
- Reading Store Layout plans, Understanding Specifications Documents, Contractual understanding of SLAs
- Strong knowledge of Procurement Software and tools (ERP, SRM Systems), Maintenance Management Software and tools (CMMS), Payment Software (SAP), Intranet tools (Store orientation), Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, OneDrive, Sharepoint)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data (data driven decision making) which leads to proactive strategies to achieve a better outcome at the same time or lower cost
- Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
Essential:

- Grade 12
- Relevant Diploma in Procurement Management, Project Management or Cost management

Preferred:

- Relevant Degree in Business/Commerce, Building industry or Project Management

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**1. Develop, Implement, and manage Procurement Strategies by**:
**Procurement Strategy Development**:

- Craft a procurement strategy that aligns with the company, Ops, Ops Property strategies and communicate it clearly to all stakeholders

**Supplier Management**:

- Evaluate, develop and manage current suppliers. Address improvements, acquire new suppliers and negotiate favorable terms

**Cost management and optimization**:

- Understanding patterns of items on order to improve procurement to ensure quality for bulk purchase items at the best price

**Procurement Processes and Systems**:

- Working with systems to enable and support effective monitoring and execution of projects

**Stakeholder Collaboration**:

- Working closely with internal stakeholders (Peers, GMs, DSMs, Stores) to understand the needs and finding a suitable solution for the need at hand taking into account that it is always a eco system

**Performance and Reporting**:

- Working to make sure there is transparency on progress and procedures to ensure there is a clear view on the money being spent and the progress being made (KPI)

Market analysis and research:

- In an ever-changing environment with multiple complex problems there are new trends and solutions that are found, it is not as simple as duplicating it, but rather using it within the Ackermans eco-system

**2. Develop, Implement, and manage Maintenance Strategies by**:
**Maintenance Strategy**:

- Refine the Maintenance strategy to align to the company/Ops/Ops Property strategy to achieve 1000 stores with specified standards most of the time.

**Vendor Management**:

- Ackermans has multiple service provide