Group Procurement Manager - Cape Town
Salary Negotiable
Cape Town,
Western Cape
more than 14 days ago
Group Procurement Manager – 6 month fixed term contract
Opportunity based in based Cape Town to join incubator and venture capital firm who build and invest in tech businesses targeting South African and African consumers, with a growing portfolio of high-growth online companies.
Recruiting for an experienced Procurement Manager to manage the company’s supply of products and services and act as a central procurement resource within the group. This role will be a 6-month fixed term contract position.
The Procurement Manager’s responsibilities include working with portfolio companies in order to strategise and find cost-effective deals with suppliers thereby cutting procurement expenses and reducing spend.
This role will be offers the incumbent the opportunity to join a vibrant Silicon Valley style business, working with a young, non-hierarchical and fast-moving team.
About the Role
This role will focus on the following:
• Development and management of procurement strategies
• Discovering profitable suppliers and initiate procurement partnerships.
• Manage the supplier relationship and negotiate advantageous terms with external vendors
• Analyse market price and products for competitiveness
• Evaluate existing contracts and agreements with suppliers
• Control spend and assist to build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
Key qualifications and skills:
• Relevant commercial tertiary degree e.g. Supply chain management, Logistics, Business administration.
• 10+ years’ experience in procurement/commercial role e.g. Procurement Manager, Procurement Officer, Head of Procurement
• FMCG or Retail industry background
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in ‘reading’ the market
• Profound skills in negotiation tactics and networking
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience in managing a team
• Computer literacy in MS office with advanced excel skills.
• Strong numerical skills
• Experience in collecting and analyzing data
• Experience in dealing with complexity and managing a high volume of suppliers
Offer:
Salary will be market-related and will depend on the candidate’s profile and is likely to include a base salary with incentives for reducing spend.
"Group Procurement Manager”. The closing date for this position: 30th December 2017.
Only suitably qualified/shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks of submission, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Please note that your details (CV, name, contact number & email address) will be added to our database. The purpose of our database is solely to keep in touch with you regarding news and new opportunities. We do not share your details with any 3rd party. If you DO NOT want us to save your details, please include the following with applying for this position: "I do not want HumanValue to add my details to their database for future correspondence".
Opportunity based in based Cape Town to join incubator and venture capital firm who build and invest in tech businesses targeting South African and African consumers, with a growing portfolio of high-growth online companies.
Recruiting for an experienced Procurement Manager to manage the company’s supply of products and services and act as a central procurement resource within the group. This role will be a 6-month fixed term contract position.
The Procurement Manager’s responsibilities include working with portfolio companies in order to strategise and find cost-effective deals with suppliers thereby cutting procurement expenses and reducing spend.
This role will be offers the incumbent the opportunity to join a vibrant Silicon Valley style business, working with a young, non-hierarchical and fast-moving team.
About the Role
This role will focus on the following:
• Development and management of procurement strategies
• Discovering profitable suppliers and initiate procurement partnerships.
• Manage the supplier relationship and negotiate advantageous terms with external vendors
• Analyse market price and products for competitiveness
• Evaluate existing contracts and agreements with suppliers
• Control spend and assist to build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
Key qualifications and skills:
• Relevant commercial tertiary degree e.g. Supply chain management, Logistics, Business administration.
• 10+ years’ experience in procurement/commercial role e.g. Procurement Manager, Procurement Officer, Head of Procurement
• FMCG or Retail industry background
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in ‘reading’ the market
• Profound skills in negotiation tactics and networking
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience in managing a team
• Computer literacy in MS office with advanced excel skills.
• Strong numerical skills
• Experience in collecting and analyzing data
• Experience in dealing with complexity and managing a high volume of suppliers
Offer:
Salary will be market-related and will depend on the candidate’s profile and is likely to include a base salary with incentives for reducing spend.
"Group Procurement Manager”. The closing date for this position: 30th December 2017.
Only suitably qualified/shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks of submission, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Please note that your details (CV, name, contact number & email address) will be added to our database. The purpose of our database is solely to keep in touch with you regarding news and new opportunities. We do not share your details with any 3rd party. If you DO NOT want us to save your details, please include the following with applying for this position: "I do not want HumanValue to add my details to their database for future correspondence".
Recruiter: HumanValue