Manage the inbound supply of materials for a nominated portfolio. Create, review, and execute purchasing plans within budgets and targets. Review open POs for potential changes and also new PO recommendations that will keep the plan moving. Build and maintain stakeholder relationships with focus on accurate communication. Analyse purchasing processes to eliminate negative impacts through continuous improvement. Implement the most efficient cost-to-serve model using existing organisational knowledge. Working with the Supply Chain and Logistics teams to optimise stock flow, resolving capacity, costs, and availability conflicts. Manage vendor communication and negotiation to ensure alignment on delivery schedules, pricing, and service expectations. Minimum of 2 years of experience as a supply chain or logistics analysts preferably for a manufacturing firm in any industry (for e.g. electrical, mechanical, healthcare, FMCG). Knowledge of supply chain concepts, including how safety stock levels can be influenced. Intermediate Excel skills with experience in SAP. Tertiary qualifications in supply chain, business, or engineering. Self-motivated, team player, willing to learn, problem solver.
