Commodity Procurement Assistant

In brief

**Job Title:** Commodity Procurement Assistant **Company:** RCL Foods **Overview** RCL Foods is seeking an experienced, proactive, and efficient Commodity Procurement Assistant with great interpersonal skills to join their Commodity Procurement Team. This role, based at Head Office Westville, reports to the Commodity Procurement Manager and exists to support the commodity procurement function with administrative tasks. **What you will do** * Keep track of daily commodity trades – updating of Pricing File. * Log 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. * Ensure bank currency confirmations are signed by deal. * Share SAP contract documents with suppliers. * Update Schedule tracker with SAP Contract number. * Ensure 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. * Monitor contract volumes against actual oil sold. * Update register on storage cost and demurrage charges. * Maintain register on weighbridge variance. * Verify weekly supplier stock figures against internal recons and supplier stock sheets, done weekly through recons sent by Finance. * Create Supplier Storage Charge / Demurrage Cost workflows. * Update the Monthly Blotter for Finance Manager. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * 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 experience SAP. **Who should apply** An experienced, proactive, and efficient individual with great interpersonal skills, seeking to provide administrative support within a commodity procurement environment. The ideal candidate will possess a diploma or degree in Logistics Planning and Supply Chain, have 1-3 years of procurement experience (FMCG experience is a plus), and be proficient in MS Office and, crucially, SAP. Experience with supplier contracts, specifically within SAP, is also required. **Deadline** 15th October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/commodity-procurement-assistant-rcl-foods Source: myjobmag

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• At least 1 year of experience.

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• SAP

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