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County Fair, a division of Astral Operations Limited, has this opportunity for a Procurement Manager based in Epping.

The purpose of the role is to manage the Procurement function for the County Fair Business Unit for both the Agriculture and Commercial Divisions.  Ensuring consistent supply and availability of quality materials and services at optimum prices and terms within the scope of the Astral Procurement policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• A completed BCom. qualification in Supply Chain or Procurement
• A valid driver's license and own transport is essential 

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 year's experience in a management role in the procurement function within the FMCG/food processing and manufacturing industry

Other requirements:

• The incumbent must be fluent in English and an additional second language
• Flexibility and willingness to work overtime, shifts and weekends, including public holidays if required
• Able to build sustainable relationships with suppliers in the best interests of the company
• Must be proactive and be able to work accurately and independently

The ideal candidate will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the sourcing of products and services
• Overseeing negotiations with suppliers
• Ensuring supplier vetting is conducted in line with company protocols
• Establishing advantageous Service Level Agreements / Supplier agreements with suppliers
• Supplier sourcing and negotiation to secure favourable terms and agreements
• Examining and evaluating existing supplier contracts for performance and cost-efficiency
• Continuously maintaining and managing supplier relationships
• Reducing non-contractual spending
• Ensuring that purchasing activities of the business unit is in line with procurement policies and procedures of Astral
• Management of the procurement team of Buyers, Assistant Buyers and Drivers
• Conducting market research and benchmarks to maintain price effectiveness
• Tracking and reporting on key functional metrics to reduce expenses and enhance procurement effectiveness
• Evaluating spending in operations to improve product quality and delivery timelines
• Sourcing of updated / replacement documentation for documents which have expired from existing suppliers, to ensure compliance to the procurement Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and policies
• Attending to all supplier queries with Buyers
• Ensuring correct protocols are followed according to the terms of business accounts with suppliers
• Attending to ad-hoc tasks as requested by the Financial Manager and COO 
• Daily completion of Requests to Purchase (RTP's) and follow up on all outstanding orders, to ensure that all documentation is up-to-date.
• Management of the 20 keys program within the Procurement Department
• Responsible for audit trails on procurement processes.
• Managing licensing of all Farming division fleet on a monthly basis.

 

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