Senior Manager SCP Perishables at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

Role Summary

• The Senior Manager SCP Perishables is a role and function in the Senior Supply Chain team that aims to accurately forecast and replenish Perishable and Frozen foods to all Peri distribution centres, and corporate and franchise stores nationally, in the most cost-effective way possible.
• This role is required to formulate strategies with internal and external stakeholders, including the Senior Supply Chain Team, Commercial Heads, Operating Divisions, Suppliers, and 3rd and 4th party Logistic Companies, to capitalize on all sales opportunities in stores with accurate replenishment, whilst reducing distribution costs from Suppliers to stores.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Engineering or Economics
• 8+ years planning and supply chain experience in leadership roles with 4+ years’ experience managing people

Competencies

• Analytical
• Conceptual Thinking
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Drive
• Flexibility
• Networking and Liaison
• Organisational Awareness
• Verbal and Written Communication
• Influencing
• Business Insights
• Environmental Scanning
• Ability to teach and mentor
• Relationship Building

Formulate Strategic Operating Plan

Formulate the departments strategy

• Create an annual and quarterly operating plan with key focus areas that is aligned to supply chain purpose and broader business strategy. Translate the operating plan into projects with clear, reachable deliverables, due dates, and resource allocation from teams
• Clearly define dependencies and requirements from other business divisions to reach operating plan goals. Obtain stakeholder buy-in where required
• Ensure operating plan is aligned to and supports team goals and plans
• Ensure operating plan is clearly communicated to management and lower-level execution teams with a clear understanding of priorities, required participation and next steps
• Track and report on progress of operating plan deliverables
• Revise operating plan as and when required to ensure alignment with supply chain and business goals

Team Leadership & People Development

Leadership:

• Create and implement a people plan among teams with clear, reachable goals and deliverables.
• The people plan should support a positive and motivated working environment and team culture
• Create clear direction, guidance, and support for your team to execute required responsibilities
• Create team structures that support set strategic goals, stabilised operational execution, and a productive and effective way of work
• Mentorship to develop leadership and stakeholder integration skills
• Clearly define KPIs and create IPA documents that are aligned to short term goals and KPIs

Self-Management:

• Anticipate and respond in a proactive manner to future needs that may not be obvious to others; develop plans to persuade team members to adopt a new approach to achieve maximum delivery
• Supply Chain Profitability (Vendor Income & Supply Chain Cost of Operation)

Supply Chain Cost of Operation & Efficiencies:

• Have a good understanding of value chain cost and income components and the role planning plays to influence these levers
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and implement operational changes to reduce distribution costs without negatively impacting KPI’s (Waste KPI’s, Availability, Sales)
• Identify and highlight system, process, report, and resource requirements needed for teams to action value chain efficiencies and Vendor Income projects
• Understand department’s impact on DC workload balancing and contribute towards improved in-week order distribution
• Drive the implementation of key Vendor Income initiatives within the operational planning teams and ensure effective integration with the Vendor Income team

Supply Chain Income:

• Define and implement initiatives that will lead to Increased franchisee buy-in participation through DCs

Vendor Income:

• Understand and track vendor income targets and actual numbers
• Obtain an in-depth understanding of vendor supply chains through collaboration sessions between PnP and key vendors
• Define and drive the implementation of efficiency initiatives that will results in joint financial benefit, i.e., reduced costs and increased vendor income
• Keep track of implemented efficiencies and agreed vendor income linked to each and highlight risks where targets might not be met on time

Continuous Improvement and Standardization (Policies & Procedures)

• Work with teams to formulate strategies that will result in improved ways of work through improved processes, planning tools, reports, and system developments
• Collaborate with stakeholders to obtain buy-in and support for planned business changes
• Ensure successful implementation of new processes, tools, and reports in operational teams

Strategic sales planning and Operational Execution

• Monitor high level KPIs and highlight/investigate variances to budgeted targets
• Provide strategic input to sales plans and guide teams on decision making to improve the accuracy of forecasts
• Ensure teams know when to influence forecast and that they are using the correct tools to accurately do so

Stakeholder Integration

• Align budgets & targets with logistics and commercial
• Manager and improve vendor collaboration process
• Drive an aligned way of work between commercial, technical, CCM, NPD, marketing & planning teams
• Follow Rhythm and Integration plan signed off by commercial counterpart

Divisional Profitability

• Work with commercial and logistics teams to implement ways of work that will drive increased franchisee buy-in participation
• Optimize lug sizes to assist with distribution efficiencies whilst managing waste
• Understand the cost impact of transshipment and actively aim to optimize and reduce

Closing date: 9 July 2025