{"id":174600,"date":"2026-04-08T03:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/were-hiring-buying-manager-head-of-procurement\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:58:13","slug":"were-hiring-buying-manager-head-of-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/were-hiring-buying-manager-head-of-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Hiring Buying Manager\/Head of Procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Our client is a well-established, large independent retail business based in Pretoria, operating within a structured group environment and focused on long-term sustainability, disciplined growth, and operational excellence.<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Position Overview<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span>Our client is seeking an experienced Buying Manager to lead the company\u2019s procurement, ranging, and stock systems function across its hardware and building materials retail operations.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring optimal stock availability, disciplined procurement execution, competitive pricing, and effective supplier management across the business.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>The role combines strategic buying leadership with strong analytical and systems capability, requiring an individual who understands both the commercial dynamics of hardware and building materials retail and the operational importance of accurate stock management and master data control.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>The Buying Manager will oversee supplier negotiations, product ranging, replenishment parameters, pricing alignment, and stock integrity across the company\u2019s branch network.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>This position is ideally suited to a commercially astute retail buying professional who thrives in a hands-on, fast-moving retail environment and who can combine industry product knowledge with disciplined systems management.<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Key Performance Areas<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Procurement &#038; Supplier Management<\/li>\n<li>Product Ranging &#038; Category Optimisation<\/li>\n<li>Stock Replenishment &#038; Inventory Control<\/li>\n<li>Master Data &#038; Retail Systems Management<\/li>\n<li>Pricing &#038; Competitive Positioning<\/li>\n<li>Margin Protection &#038; Commercial Performance<\/li>\n<li>Cross-Functional Operational Alignment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Personal Attributes<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong commercial acumen and margin awareness<\/li>\n<li>Extensive product knowledge within hardware and building materials<\/li>\n<li>Highly analytical and systems-oriented<\/li>\n<li>Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills<\/li>\n<li>Decisive, action-oriented, and operationally grounded<\/li>\n<li>High attention to detail and governance discipline<\/li>\n<li>Able to operate effectively in a lean, hands-on organisational structure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><b><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careerjet.co.za\/jobad\/za1069036b708ca46d13d0beab3d859a89?affid=1e18623d919a855447a16dd0557b1bec\" class=\"button purchase\" target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a> <\/b><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Our client is a well-established, large independent retail business based in Pretoria, operating within a structured group environment and focused on long-term sustainability, disciplined growth, and operational excellence. Position Overview Our client is seeking an experienced Buying Manager to lead the company\u2019s procurement, ranging, and stock systems function across its hardware and building materials<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jobs-in-south-africa"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":172661,"url":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/were-hiring-procurement-buying-centre-buyer-cps-professional-services-training-employee-benefits-marcom\/","url_meta":{"origin":174600,"position":0},"title":"We\u2019re Hiring Procurement Buying Centre Buyer &#8211; CPS (Professional Services, Training, Employee Benefits \/ MarCom \/","author":"Admin","date":"April 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Job Description - Grade Specific The Corporate Professional Services (CPS) - MEA Buyer is responsible for executing CPS sourcing activities and delivering the associated Savings Plan within the Middle East & Africa region, in line with the Global CPS Sourcing Strategy, the CPS Target Operating Model, and the guidance of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Jobs In Egypt&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Jobs In Egypt","link":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/category\/jobs-in-gulf-countries\/jobs-in-egypt\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":166801,"url":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/were-hiring-qa-qc-manager-power-and-water-projects-experience\/","url_meta":{"origin":174600,"position":1},"title":"We\u2019re Hiring QA\/QC Manager &#8211; Power and Water projects experience","author":"Admin","date":"March 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The QA\/QC Manager is responsible for establishing, implementing, and managing the Quality Assurance and Quality Control systems across all power and water\u2013related construction activities. 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