Procurement Manager

A seasoned production manager is required by an advertising agency in Stellenbosch. The agency specialises in the marketing of shopping centres, so the pace is fast and the deadlines tight, necessitating a highly organised, focused and capable production manager to manage our studio output.

The successful applicant will be self-motivated, flexible, very organized, detail-oriented, a strong problem solver and able to work well under extreme pressure.

Requirements

• Duties include overseeing the various processes of print and procurement aspects including promotions, displays and exhibits.
• The Procurement Manager must accurately manage, guard and follow-up the critical path to delivery to client, giving the creative department and the marketing team reasonable timeframes while proactively and timeously raising concerns regarding process flow.
• Follow-up and continuously update adjusted procurement and print dates.
• Follow up with suppliers with regards to riggers and reference imagery of sites, making sure correct sizes are fed back to studio for timeous delivery of artwork to the field.
• Supplying the correct contact and delivery information to suppliers/broker for courier delivery specifically, ensuring a secondary contact number and person is available on-site.
• Coordinate and organise with suppliers to review quotations or pricing, ensuring the best pricing is relayed to client.
• Following up with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of such quotations to the field.
• Drive the delivery of innovative new products to the marketing team and studio
• Giving creative input during brainstorms regarding production
• Responsible for closing of jobs (invoicing)
• Laison with finance department to ensure suppliers are paid on time
• Previous experience in the Print/Procurement OR Events Industry is requires
• Experience working with Chase advantageous

Skills required
Advantageous

• Up-to-date with technological innovations in the printing industry and graphic design

Personal skills/attributes

• Self-starter personality with enthusiastic, “can do” attitude in accepting work/new challenges
• Effective interpersonal skills, working well across functions
• High level of organisation, razor-sharp attention to detail
• Positive nature
• A strong work ethic; able to work under pressure and juggle multiple responsibilities to meet deadlines and deliver results 

Please include your salary expectation in your cover letter as well as your availability in terms of notice period.

Should you not have received a response within 14 days, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Posted on 18 Nov 14:01, Closing date 17 Jan