Manager: Supply Chain

Premier FMCG is at the heart of South Africa’s FMCG industry, delivering trusted, iconic brands across our Bakery, Milling, Confectionery, Home & Personal Care and Culinary divisions. We are driven by innovation, collaboration, and a high-performance growth culture. We empower our people to strive for excellence ensuring that our products and people make a difference in the everyday lives of our consumers.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the demand planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process for the Confectionery business.
• Ensuring accurate production planning for internally manufactured products to optimize manufacturing resource utilization while balancing operational capabilities with customer demand.
• Ensuring accurate inventory planning for finished goods, raw materials, and packaging materials.
• Developing and maintaining robust demand forecasting principles, frameworks, and processes in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Formulating, communicating, and executing the Supply Chain strategy, goals, plans, and performance measures in support of overall business objectives.
• Selecting and implementing fit-for-purpose supply chain management systems that integrate effectively with the organization's ERP platform.
• Ensuring an effective Supply Chain structure with clear roles, responsibilities, and interrelationships to support efficient execution.
• Developing, implementing, and monitoring standard operating procedures to ensure optimal service, quality, and cost performance.
• Developing and implementing material control activities to support supply plans.
• Supporting production planning, scheduling, and control through accurate forecasting, inventory optimization, and collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Technical, and Finance functions to achieve targeted customer service levels.
• Optimizing warehouse facilities, equipment, and distribution resources to achieve best-practice operational standards.
• Ensuring On-Time In-Full (OTIF) delivery of products to customers based on their service requirements.
• Managing inventory levels of finished goods, raw materials, and packaging materials in line with agreed stockholding targets.
• Monitoring inventory performance and implementing actions to reduce slow-moving, obsolete, and excess stock.
• Negotiating, implementing, and managing supply agreements, service level agreements, and commercial contracts for finished goods, raw materials, and packaging materials.
• Driving sourcing strategies that ensure security of supply, supplier diversification, cost competitiveness, and long-term sustainability.
• Managing supplier performance through regular service reviews, continuous improvement initiatives, and contractual compliance management to improve quality, service, and
• Guiding, advising, and mentoring warehouse leadership and teams on supply chain and warehouse best practices.
• Ensuring compliance with all health, safety, housekeeping, and regulatory requirements.
• Optimizing warehousing and distribution processes in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to improve efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery.
• Attracting, retaining, and developing critical supply chain capabilities.
• Setting performance expectations, measuring results, coaching for improvement, and holding employees accountable in line with company policies and procedures.
• Creating an engaging team culture and positive working environment.
• Providing access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Acting as a custodian of company standards, processes, and procedures.
• Demonstrating the Premier values, leadership principles, and team commitments.
• Identifying and mitigating supply chain risks, including supplier dependency, raw material shortages, foreign exchange exposure, regulatory changes, and logistics disruptions.
• Applying sound understanding of product costing, working capital, inventory carrying costs, supplier cost drivers, and foreign exchange impacts.
• Evaluating commercial opportunities and making decisions that balance service delivery, profitability, and risk.
• Managing and controlling the Supply Chain budget and ensuring adherence to approved cost targets.
• Driving continuous cost-saving and efficiency improvement initiatives across the supply chain.

Skills and Attributes Required:

Analytical skills, Demand planning, Buffer Management, Working Capital optimization

Cost and budget control, Project Management skills

Experience and Knowledge:

• Supply Chain/Logistics Management experience at Senior Management level - 7 - 10 years)
• Manager of supply chain/planning/procurement or logistics team 3 – 5 years

Qualifications:

• Matric or equivalent qualification
• B Engineering Essential OR B Comm (Logistics/ Supply Chain)
• Post grad qualification in Supply Chain Management

Diversity and Inclusion:

Premier FMCG is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including people living with disabilities. By applying, you consent to the processing of your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) for recruitment purposes.

Closing Date 13 November 2026