Sourcing Specialist Yuppiechef at Mr Price Group

Responsibilities
Who we’re looking for 

• Are you a talented and experienced sourcing professional? Do you have a passion for driving sustainable and ethical supplier relationships? We have an exciting opportunity for a Sourcing Specialist to join our dynamic team. as a Sourcing Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in translating our sourcing strategy into an operational plan, ensuring the delivery of our company's strategic KPIs. What your role looks like Taking direction from our Wholesale Manager, you’ll spend the bulk of your time assisting our Yuppiechef buyers, sourcing new suppliers and working with existing suppliers to procure new products, supporting the business’ strategic requirements. 

Responsibilities: 

• Monitor and analyse sourcing KPIs and supplier performance to identify risks and drive improvement. 
• Contribute to short- and long-term resource and sourcing strategy aligned to business and merchandise direction. 
• Build, evaluate and onboard strategic suppliers and new sourcing territories; manage supplier relationships and partnerships. 
• Negotiate commercial terms, payment terms and procure merchandise to achieve optimal total cost of ownership. 
• Oversee critical path to handover to forwarder; coordinate with Shipping and merchants to mitigate delays and ensure correct product execution. 
• Lead supplier performance reviews, training, ethical trade monitoring and reporting; including corrective action plans for non-compliance. 
• Identify and implement sustainable materials, new product/fabric developments and vendor solutions to increase competitiveness and profitability. 
• Drive cross‑functional collaboration, continuous improvement initiatives and clear information sharing across departments. Who you’ll be working with You will be working in the Wholesale team alongside our experienced buying and planning teams within the Kitchenware, Homeware and Gifting space. Who you are This role is for someone with extensive experience and a proven track record in Sourcing roles. Experience in Sourcing of Homeware/Softs an advantage with an added advantage for someone with a knowledge of Kitchenware. 

Your characteristics: 

• Collaborative 
• Efficient 
• Observant 
• Disciplined 
• Calm and confident 
• Conscious of priorities

Qualifications
What experience and skills you need for the role Experience: 

• Necessary experience: 3-4 years of sourcing/buying experience. 
• Advantageous experience: Sourcing, Excel, negotiation, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, fabrications. 
• Necessary knowledge and relevant degree or diploma in Procurement & Sourcing, Retail Management, and knowledge of merchandising processes, DC processes, and international supply chain processes. 

Skills & understanding: 

Technical skills: 

• Strong administrative and organisational skills 
• Experience CSR audit. 
• Knowledge of Merch processes, DC process, International Supply Chain Process 

Personal skills: 

• Excellent verbal and written skills (English) 
• An ability to manage your own time and deliverables