Central & Procurement Buyer Store Development at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Key Responsibilities:

• Compiling and running sourcing events of all centrally planned F&F components & relevant VM equipment for all TFG Group retail Brands store build/launch within development program related to financial year store Capex release.
• Assist in forecasting and planning of centrally procured shop fitting & VM equipment supplied to store development Capex projects aligned to defined stock turn KPI’s.
• Assist in forecasting & planning cycle both local & international subject to manufacture lead-times (e.g. Production sequencing, draw-off requirements, logistics, shipping, clearance, duties & last mile logistics to development site destination/DC storage).
• Assist in management of stock book value, aging, obsolete risk and reporting to finance and auditing teams and all associated reporting. 
• Management of multiple stock book plants and cross balancing to SAP values/trends & reconciliations (both SAP & Excel).
• 3rd party suppliers: Sourcing, evaluation, onboarding, Management of supplier relationships, SLA fulfilment & production/manufacture quality assurance. 
• Formalized contracts and SLA agreements with key 3 rd party suppliers secured.
• Management of direct internal TFG team and external 3 rd party suppliers. Plus, oversight to TFG DC team allocated to shop fitting warehouse.
• DC storage location associated to development held stock both TFG DC & 3rd party suppliers storage locations.
• Leased storage m2 rentals negotiation and rental periods – within approved annualized cost centre budget, including approval of any cost recharge.

Qualifications and Experience:

• A relevant tertiary qualification.
• 3+ years’ proven experience in sourcing and procurement.
• 3+ years’ proven central planning experience.
• Warehouse and distribution management.
• SAP and COUPA systems knowledge.