Procurement Manager

Location: Atlantis - Western Cape

Reporting to: _Chief Executive Officer_

An FMCG Food Manufacturing company is looking for a dynamic, and ambitious individual to join the _Logistics _Team.

You will be responsible for the procurement of commodities through the development and implementation of commodity strategies plans and the management of supplier relationship. Other areas of responsibility include price negotiation, planning, inventory control and quality control, food safety, integrity, and legality.

**Some of the key responsibilities include**:

- Implement and maintain procurement strategy and policies.
- Monitor macro trends in supplier and contract base and implement plans to react.
- Forecast procurement needs to maintain availability of materials required to satisfy the demand plan.
- Review purchase requests and ensure authorisation as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of materials.
- Order materials as negotiated and appropriately approved.
- Stay informed about inbound logistic schedules and follow through.
- Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.
- Manage material shelf-life extension requests proactively when necessary.
- Create and implement KPI’s with a Scorecard in the department.
- Proactively seek value engineering of materials where possible to support growth of the business.
- Assist with sourcing of materials for new projects.
- Build and develop relationships with key suppliers.
- Ensure specification of products are maintained.
- Ensure actively involved and compliance with our Food Safety Program especially with regards the receiving, identification, storage, and traceability of our materials.
- Timeously complete change request documentation when necessary.
- Maintain the raw and packaging materials Master Data on Sage Evolution.
- Monitor the contract report and generate the new sales / contract agreements when necessary.

**Minimum Requirements**
- National diploma in procurement / supply chain management
- At least 5 years related FMCG experience in a medium to large organisation
- Excellent computer literacy, ERP and advanced Excel is a pre-requisite

**Skills and Knowledge required**
- Sound knowledge of procurement policies and processes
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of purchasing within inbound logistics functions, with a view to optimising purchasing in terms of quality, price, supply efficiency, security, and customer service.
- Knowledge and understanding of: materials management optimisation, the packaging / converter industry, commodity / market trends of raw and packaging materials locally and internationally, supplier management principles and practices and import procedures.
- Commercial acumen
- Planning ability
- Excellent negotiating and interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong organisational and project management skills
- Developed presentation skills
- Good product and market knowledge, knows and understands the FMCG business and environment
- Pro-active, professional, and tenacious
- Numerate, analytical, and organised
- Confident
- Team player

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Atlantis, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)