Procurement Manager at Tiger Brands

• A Procurement Manager is a strategic business leader responsible for overseeing an organization's entire acquisition cycle of goods and services, from initial sourcing to contract management and delivery. They balance the need for cost savings with quality and reliability requirements, acting as a crucial link between internal departments and external suppliers to ensure operational continuity and profitability.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Oversight of the procurement and buying activities within the business unit, ensuring compliance with relevant policies, procedures and contracts within the Business Unit.
• Work with the broader procurement function and contribute to the development and promotion of a professional and ethical procurement function
• Developing and executing the sourcing strategy of the relevant BU commodities
• Managing RFX’s to optimize spend and unlock value for Tiger ensuring compilation of procurement motivations for approval of RFI/Q awards ensuring compliance with Tiger Brands Procurement Policy and Procedures
• Develop, implement and manage supplier contracts for assigned spend with support of the Tiger Brands Legal team within the BU
• Provide budgetary input, quarterly cost forecasts, and Zero Based Budget Manangement
• Maintain Supply Risk registers for specified commodities
• Complete supplier evaluations, negotiations and price movements for all categories allocated to this role
• Monitor and manage contracts for the BU and suppliers to ensure all contracts are valid and risk is managed and mitigated proactively
• Management of the relevant procurement processes including online procurement platforms (Zycus etc) as well as related data management processes ensuring full BU adoption
• Ongoing change management of procurement operational processes where required through written proposals or presentations aimed at changing practices within or across business units or selling a product or service to external clients
• Explanation of complex products, services or concepts to internal or external customers or clients
• Compilation of procurement mandates and motivations for approval of contract awards to Exco level as well as compilation of In-depth technical reports, proposals or project briefs affecting one or more business unit
• Monthly recon and reporting of KPIs and related metrics including of savings generated from Continuous Improvement initiatives to both BU and central procurement for Group Consolidation

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE:

• Core knowledge – Operational procurement, Procurement systems, Supplier relationship management, Cost management & Zero-based budgeting

Key foundational competencies

• Academic – Analytical skill, Operations management skill, Commercial acumen, Project Management, Problem solving
• Leadership – Owning it!, Taking the Tiger perspective, Influencing others, Driving long-term results, Developing myself & others
• Personal Effectiveness –Effective communication, Interpersonal skills, Integrity, Creativity, Continuous learning
• Pragmatism – with an ability to think conceptually while maintaining a cost-conscious and practical approach to using time and resources§Self-management – with attention to detail and strong ability to execute and follow-through
•  Service management skills – ability to manage various service providers and drive efficiency

Experience:

• 8-10 in procurement management within FMCG or manufacturing
• Category specific commodity experience
• Extensive and advanced excel knowledge and skills
• Management of substantial  commodity sourcing budgets

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or equivalent 3-year degree