Vacancy: Procurement Manager

A fast-growing foods services company, consistent in its high standards and customer focused to the extreme.

Purpose

Develop and manage the Procurement Function of Kerston Foods, in alignment with demand forecasting and analysis, and optimizing the availability of products to the existing and emergent customer base in the context of key effectiveness indicators of costs and availability.

Enable a planned approach to procurement, well integrated in the supply chain and optimising supplier networks to serve the Kerston Foods supply chain.

Develop, institute, and leverage a systematic procurement approach, balancing standard, and adaptive requirements optimally to serve supply and order fulfilment.

Ensure capacity and continuity of procurement in the context of business growth & effectiveness aspirations.

Leverage supply network derived bulk acquisition and sales opportunities and develop this aspect of business income streams.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Policies & Procedures Development & Implementation Effectiveness: Develop, implement, and refine Procurement policies and procedures designed to support and regulate effective supply chain and procurement processes. Ensure implementation and effective enforcement.

Procurement Planning & Implementation Effectiveness: Develop, implement, and refine (a) procurement planning model(s) that are/is aligned with strategy, annual targets and benchmarks of supply effectiveness, optimising procurement value contribution to operational and business success.

Procurement Systems Fit for Purpose Effectiveness: Develop and consistently align the Procurement System(s)/IT base to business and operational products/ supply demands, enabling an optimal mix of standardization and adaptability of products supply to customer base needs. Ensure alignment of procurement system(s) in the context of the KF supply chain.
Procurement Administration Effectiveness: Develop, implement, and refine the administration and documentary support, follow-through, and internal and customer processes alignment, to achieve optimal administrative control of procurement.

Orders & Supply Effectiveness: Develop, implement and manage an effective, integrated and systematic approach to orders and supply sufficiency. Optimise availability for sales-based orders and ensure effective/expedient sourcing to meet orders.

Supplier External Network Effectiveness: Develop, manage, and refine the supplier network that will enable effective sourcing, availability and cost of products required. Manage primary and secondary suppliers within the network enabling continued effective relationships and supplies follow-through.

Internal Supply Chain Integration Effectiveness: Develop, manage, and continuously refine functional interface integration with sales, warehousing and distribution, as well as finance/ accounting to optimise KF supply chain effectiveness contributions by procurement.

Operational Procurement Cost & Margins Effectiveness: Develop, agree on and apply cost and margins indicators of procurement and align the staff and the underlying processes to optimise the value contribution of procurement to overall KF business success.

Bulk Procurement & Selling Effectiveness: Proactively locate and explore bulk purchases/supply opportunities in the market (initially locally, but not limited to this), and utilise these jointly with others or for both KF and others leveraging bulk buying power and develop significant income and profit contribution streams for KF.

Staff & Department Management Effectiveness: Direct, guide, & affirm own staff in their roles & leverage their development through encouragement & support, displaying the work culture principles to be enforced. Optimise the staff talent in Procurement and ensure staff integration and engagement in the supply chain.

*The Systems Development aspects are stressed for the first at least 6 months, with the development and deployment of an ERP oriented Procurement System.

Education & Experience

• A degree or diploma or equivalent in Procurement, Business or Operations Management, with a significant IT/Systems module and statistics module as part of these studies, (equating in total to 3 years or preferably 4 years of formal tertiary studies), linked with at least 5, preferably 6 years of experience as a Procurement Specialist/Buyer, 2 of which as at least team or section leader.
• Proven track record of achieving targets and increasing revenue within this specific industry.
• Valid driver’s license and own car needed.
• FMCG background in similar role would be an advantage.

It is likely that you are a young professional Procurement Specialist in a Foods/Hospitality or associated industry company that is well established also at a systems and digital level. You are in a junior to mid-managerial role ready for a full functional managerial role, but at your current employer that opportunity is not immediately available. You are eager to take charge, you are proactive and questioning in your approach, continually improving processes and approaches. You are able to formulate and state you views yet are open to insights from others. You are a team player and leader and take pride in being part of a recognised and valued brand,

Knowledge and Skill requirements

• Strong interpersonal, negotiating, and organizational skills
• Collaborative negotiation skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills,
• Business acumen/understanding how hospitality businesses work and grow.
• Knowledge of supply chain in hospitality
• Highly computer literate with good numeric skills
• Solid insight in statistical tools in forecasting and analysis
• Excellent in Microsoft Office, advanced Excel skills
• Proactive, self-motivated, and work on own initiative
• Detail-oriented, and systematic, yet able to delegate well.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, high-energy environment that requires the ability to multi-task and implement high priority initiatives.

Personal/Behavioral Characteristics

• Entrepreneurial personality or character traits
• Enthusiastic/Optimistic/ Energetic
• Mindful time management
• Balanced in rational and people approach.

Should you fit the above requirements, please submit a concise short CV (not longer than 3 pages) that addresses our requirements, accompanied by motivational letter that explains why you believe.

you would be a good candidate for this role, as well as why this would be an exciting role for you.

Attention: Dirontsho Makulujane, email: humanresources@kerstonfoods.com, stating the Job Title prominently in the Subject Line.

Closing Date: Friday 8 March 2024