Cape Herb and Spice has grown from entrepreneurial roots into a global player, employing over 500 people and operating over 3 sites in Cape Town. Centered around innovation and quality, Cape Herb and Spice gives any candidate a great opportunity to gain extensive experience and build an exciting career.

Purpose of the job:
To ensure that the correct quantity of the correct product is delivered at the correct facility at the correct time and according to the correct CHS quality standards and price.

Requirements:
-BCom Honours or equivalent qualification in Supply Chain Management
-Excel Skills: moderate to advanced
-Power BI Skills: Intermediate to moderate

Personal Attributes:
- Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure environment
- Perfectionist, detail orientated
- Problem solving skills
- Entrepreneurial mind
- Strong work ethics
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team

Responsibilities:
- Running daily reports on stock, minimum inventory & production planning
- Generate purchase orders on instruction of the buyers / planning category lead
- Manage OTIF with suppliers by ensuring on time and in full delivery of goods and services
- Planning and managing call offs, and value of over’s liable / not liable to CHS
- Spotting and preventing stock outs by actioning production requirements with urgency
- Managing import suppliers and freight forwarders by measuring their performance
- Applying for rebate permits and updating rebate registers accordingly
- Provide support and assistance to buyers
- Communication & follow-ups with key suppliers on a regular basis
- Arrange coa’s samples, proforma invoices when required
- General administration
- Update KPI reports
- Attend and prepare for weekly operations meetings
- Assist with NPD costings
- Partake in quarterly stock takes
- Manage non-stock purchase orders
- Ensure that the due dates on the PO’s generated by you are always kept up to date
- Assist with account queries
- Prepare for meetings and lead meetings when required. Take meeting minutes are send out action points from the meeting

Please note that all potential candidates will be required to complete a test that will test Excel skills (moderate – advanced), basic arithmetic and a basic understanding of procurement and supply chain management.

Candidate who wish to go the extra mile can study up on the below:
• Basic knowledge of programs such as Power BI (alternatively Tableau or Qlik)
• Basic understanding of what SQL is.
• Basic DDMRP calculations

The test will contain a ‘bonus’ section that will focus on these concepts.