Senior Procurement Manager

SUMMARY:
A well-established corporate garment, rental gear and laundry services company requires the above to strategically negotiate, manage and procure products from local and international suppliers, as well as manage and motivate a team to achieve procurement objectives.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum requirements for the role:

• A minimum matric is essential for this role.
• A tertiary qualification in project management, planning and procurement is preferred but not essential for the role.
• Previous experience having worked within a senior procurement management role managing and procuring stock is essential.
• Previous experience having worked within the corporate clothing manufacturing or fashion, or related markets is preferred.
• Previous cost accounting knowledge and experience is preferred.
• Previous garment construction knowledge and experience as well as garment manufacturing knowledge and experience is preferred.
• The successful candidate must have stock control management and reporting knowledge.
• Must have strong negotiation skills with previous experience having led negotiations.
• Previous experience working on SAP is preferable but not essential.
• Computer literacy is essential with good working knowledge of Microsoft packages.

• Strategically negotiate, drive and manage the procurement of products from local and international suppliers as well as manage and motivate a team to achieve procurement objectives.
• Managing supplier relationships, performance and the management thereof ensuring that optimal supplier performance is achieved.
• Managing and overseeing inventory management ensuring that raw materials stock on hand are always sufficient to cover production deadlines.
• Overseeing garment manufacturing improvement and department’s continuous development management and costing.
• Managing and reporting stock obsolescence and inventory reporting and analyses regarding stock on hand.
• Managing supplier contracts communicating any concerns or developments with suppliers.
• Overseeing stock costings sign off, implementation and development.
• Hindsight reporting on supplier performance, OTIF, quality and corrective measures.
• Ensuring suppliers understand workwear standards, processes and terms.
• Managing and overseeing a team of subordinates to ensure they achieve the company KPIs set.
• Managing production by understanding customer deadlines underway.
• Ensuring that the customer requirements are understood from a purchasing perspective and that a purchasing / buying plan is received from the relevant key account managers.
• Managing the purchase of raw materials and trims.
• Communicating regularly with suppliers and quality assurance manager to ensure production process is proceeding smoothly and on time.
• Maintaining knowledge of inbound stock and warehouse capacity to receive stock.
• Identifying and managing commercial, contractual, operational, financial (price and cost savings), reputational, ethical and supply chain risks to minimise negative impact on category objectives while encouraging opportunity and innovation.
• Participating in developing and leading the implementation of category management plans to meet business needs, enhance stakeholder engagement, and challenge and motivate providers to optimise service outcomes.
• Leading and managing cross-functional working groups to achieve high-level of performance, integration and consistency in procurement across the category.
• Developing and implementing procurement strategies across the business.