Commodity Procurement Assistant

Company:
Siqalo Foods

Functions:
Procurement/Sourcing

Job Type Classification:
Permanent

Location - Town / City:
Westville

Job Description:
RCL FOODS is a deeply rooted South African food manufacturer that produces some of the country’s most-loved brands: Yum Yum peanut butter, Nola mayonnaise, Ouma rusks, and Sellati sugar, just to name a few. At the heart of our culture and strategy is our Purpose – WE GROW WHAT MATTERS – which encapsulates our belief in collectively doing that little more to create a positive impact that matters. This position which we are recruiting for is in SIQALO Foods , a subsidiary of Remgro and a sister company of RCL FOODS . We are seeking an experienced,proactive & efficient Commodity Procurement Assistant with great interpersonal skills to join our Commodity Procurement Team . The role will report to the Commodity Procurement Manager and will be based at Head Office (Westville) . This position exists to support the commodity procurement function with administrative functions.

Minimum Requirements:
Grade 12 with Diploma or Degree in Logistics Planning and Supply Chain. 1 - 3 years’ experience within the procurement environment. Purchasing experience within an FMCG environment would be advantageous. Good knowledge of MS Office: Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Relevant SAP experience is crucial (Non negotiable) Supplier contract expereince (SAP)

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Keep track of daily commodity trades – updating of Pricing File • Logging of trades procured in the Pricing File • Update Standard Cost file with parcels that currency will have to be locked at month end. • Verify supplier weekly stocks register with the central register. • Update the FX tracker with new currency purchases, and settlements and set reminders of expiry dates. • Ensuring bank currency confirmations are signed by deal • Share SAP contract documents with suppliers. • Update Schedule tracker with SAP Contract number. • Ensuring that contracts are signed by deal and sent back to the supplier. • Daily receiving of weighbridge tickets. • Maintenance of contracts on SAP • Monitor movement on contracts through the Scheduling Tracker. • Ensure deliveries received are within contracted volume and within agreed tolerance (Scheduling Tracker) • Assist the Commodity Procurement Administration Team with vendor queries when necessary. • Monitor the Pricing File regularly to ensure coverage per month is sufficient. • Monitoring of contract volumes against actual oil sold • Updating register on storage cost and demurrage charges • Maintaining register on weighbridge variance • Verifying weekly supplier stock figures against internal recons and supplier stock sheets, this needs to be done weekly through recons sent by Finance. • Creating Supplier Storage Charge / Demurrage Cost workflows • Updating of Monthly Blotter for Finance Manager #LI-AR1