RCL Foods – Commodity Procurement Sourcing Jobs – 12 October 2026

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Analyst (Procurement)

Closing Date
2026/10/12
Reference Number
RCL261002-1
Company RCL Foods
Job Title Analyst (Procurement)
Functions Supply Chain
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Westville
Location – Province KwaZulu-Natal
Location – Country South Africa
Job Description
At RCL FOODS, we are driven by a purpose that goes beyond business. Our commitment to “We grow what matters” reflects our dedication to nourishing lives, communities, and the future. As a leading player in the Food Manufacturing industry, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality products and making a positive impact. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a talented, confident and motivated individual who has strong negotiation skills to join our team as a Sourcing Analyst with our Group Services Division who has strong negotiation skills.

The role will be based in Westville and report to the Sourcing Manager.

We entrusts the Sourcing Analyst to support the Sourcing Manager with day-to-day analytics and reporting requirements associated with analysing spend across the Group, and in key analytics initiatives required in driving business insights and continuous improvement to assist in short, medium & long-term decision making, reporting requirements and scenario evaluation. Complete Category Strategies and work with cross-functional teams. Evaluate proposals and complete a decision matrix as per the particular Category Strategy. Complete Group contracts within the specific category, ensuring that Business needs are met and the best value proposal is implemented by the Group; and facilitate increased contract coverage and spending across the Group within the category through constant engagement with business line managers and the Supply Planners and analysis of spend behaviours.

This position is an excellent introductory training ground for developing sourcing expertise, even for candidates with limited prior Sourcing experience. We encourage applications from recently graduated Industrial Engineers, whose strong mathematical and analytical skills are essential for understanding our complex networks.

Minimum Requirements
Degree in commerce, data management, supply chain management, or a related field
High level of proficiency with MS Office packages with proven advanced proficiency in Power BI
1-3 Years’ experience in a related field that includes advanced data analytics
Valid Code EB drivers’ license

Duties & Responsibilities
Strategic Support

• Within the assigned categories, have the understanding of the responsibilities the category strategy and plans, in order to effectively manage spend. Working with the Sourcing Manager to deliver category analysis, sourcing exercises, and general reviews of spend.
• Develop short, and medium-term strategies (1-3 years) for the various sub-categories ensuring delivery at the most competitive cost.
• Partner with the Business, senior stakeholders, and consumers of services to determine requirements and apply professional sourcing and category management methodologies such as vendor rationalization, utilizing technology, and flexible solutions to enhance user experience and minimize the financial impact.
• Collaborate with operational teams to ensure Group strategies and policies are applied locally, assess opportunities, and drive performance improvements.
• Proactively drive regular engagement with the Business regarding its immediate and longer-term category procurement requirements and the extent to which these are being met.

Operational Management

• Identify demand for materials.
• Determine existing and potential suppliers of the required material, the timing of the material requirement, taking lead times into account and measures that determine success or failure for the internal business client.
• Ensure that the materials are delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meet the quality standards of the Business (in collaboration with internal stakeholders on site).
• Actively monitor the suppliers being used within P2P ensuring orders are placed with preferred suppliers and under negotiated contracts.
• Where common items are purchased across the Group or a supplier is used frequently, negotiate a supply agreement to obtain the best price and value for the Group.
• Source new items and suppliers based on the specifications provided by the Business by researching the supplier market-place and obtaining samples for trialling.
• Analyse information within the P2P system to identify opportunities to source alternative suppliers.
• Produce reports and present information to relevant stakeholders to highlight potential sourcing or saving opportunities and update the Sourcing Manager on actions, where applicable.
• Produce management information on activities within the P2P system to monitor and manage the frequency, value, and volume of spending over monthly periods.
• Highlight and communicate compliance issues relating to adherence to the Group procurement policies.
• Actively monitor and facilitate the updating of price lists for materials within the P2P system within the assigned categories of spend.
• Negotiate with the incumbent suppliers to maintain competitive prices, benchmarking costs against other suppliers where necessary.
• Review and analyse all requests for new contracts and recommend their approval to the Sourcing Manager, if the supplier is financially and ethically sound and there is a valid reason for introducing a new contract.
• Co-ordinate supplier performance reviews for key suppliers within the assigned categories of spend, compiling data and information on performance to support the reviews.

Tender Management

• Solicit and evaluate proposals for national contracts.
• Manage the administrative aspects of tenders and contracts in the specific category.
• Prepare tenders and compile tender analysis schedules.
• Co-ordinate invitations for tender and tender submissions on contracts.
• Communicate tender outcome to the Business.
• Assists the Sourcing Manager to implement and manage contracts by maintaining relevant information about pricing within the market, and spending against the current contract.
• Administer long-term contracts, which may or may not involve subcontracts with special provisions that may be changed and renegotiated throughout the contract.

Market Analysis and Forecasting

• Evaluate market conditions to develop sourcing strategies, maintain/improve quality, and influence cost controls.
• Effectively communicate with internal cross-functional teams on the current and future status of material markets.
• Research potential and current suppliers to keep abreast of market/procurement conditions, and new technology and make recommendations to improve supplier base and/or purchasing method.
• Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities.
• Conduct presentations about market analysis and possible growth.

Vendor Management

• Explain and administer Group policies and procedures about sourcing.
• Evaluate and ensure potential suppliers are capable of meeting the specified requirements.
• Negotiate the lowest possible cost for the materials balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs.
• Advise team members and/or management on the appropriate supplier to be used.

Technical Expertise

• Provide ongoing advice and support on best practices to ensure continuous improvement in category contract sourcing and vendor management.
• Provide technical expertise and training to internal customers and colleagues.
• Develop specialist knowledge on assigned categories and identify opportunities to deliver best value solutions and make recommendations on preferred strategies to the Sourcing Manager.

SAP Enablement

• Work with the master data team to ensure the SAP master data related to the procurement category is accurate and up to date.

SHEQ and Sustainability Management

• Administer all documentation relevant to category quality assurance and conformance.
• Support internal and external audit processes and provide any necessary documentation.

Team Coordination

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning, prioritizing, and self-development.
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
• Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not being met, the potential risks thereof, and provide appropriate resolution.
• Support and drive the business core values.
• Manage colleagues’ and clients’ expectations and communicate appropriately.
• Demonstrate a willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives.
• Champion training and development of self through utilizing available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions relating to product costing in collaboration with national training specialists.

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Commodity Procurement Assistant

Closing Date
2026/10/15
Reference Number
RCL261001-2
Company Siqalo Foods
Job Title Commodity Procurement Assistant
Functions Procurement/Sourcing
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location – Town / City Westville
Location – Province KwaZulu-Natal
Location – Country South Africa
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

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Master Data Administrator – Cataloguer (Fixed Term Contract)

Closing Date
2026/10/23
Reference Number
RCL260806-3
Company RCL Foods
Job Title Master Data Administrator – Cataloguer (Fixed Term Contract)
Functions Master Data
Job Type Classification Contract
Location – Town / City Durban
Location – Province KwaZulu-Natal
Location – Country South Africa
Job Description
RCL FOODS is a deeply rooted South African food manufacturer that produces some of the country’s most-loved brands, including Yum Yum peanut butter, Nola mayonnaise, Ouma rusks, and Selati sugar, just to name a few. At the heart of our culture and strategy is our Purpose – WE GROW WHAT MATTERS – which reflects our belief in collectively doing that little more to create a positive impact that truly matters.

Visit our website: www.rclfoods.com

RCL FOODS is seeking a Master Data Administrator – Cataloguer to join the Purchase to Pay Master Data team in the Group Services Division, providing administrative support to the master data team. Validate the submission of requests to Master Data for appropriate approval / authorisation in line with MD Policies & Procedures. Consolidate take on requests and master data attribute amendments in respect of multiple ERP systems for processing. Provide front-line support between the business and master data teams in respect of requests received for processing. Catalogue all new material requests as per RCL requirements. Perform an independent preliminary verification of new master data and amendment requests including verification for duplications.

This fixed term contract role will report to the Master Data Manager (Purchase to Pay) and will be based in Westville, Durban.

Minimum Requirements
Engineering Degree, Mechanical would be an advantage or other relevant tertiary qualification (Supply Chain, Procurement, Inventory or Maintenance Planning).
Minimum 2 years’ experience working in an SAP master data environment or a similar integrated systems environment, will be an advantage.
Knowledge & Skills

SAP or similar operating systems (including multiple ERP and related systems)
Workflow processes and procedures
Group business processes & policies
Filing and saving documents in a chronological and alphabetical order
Verbal and written communication
Computer literacy (SAP and MS Office skills prerequisite)
Interpersonal
Analytical thinking
Numeracy
Duties & Responsibilities
Master Data Administration – Cataloguer

Cleanse and test the accuracy and completeness of requests for new master data records, through direct communication with the Business stakeholders.
Identification of Engineering Spares & Consumable materials and alignment of data to Master Data naming convention.
Update master data attributes accurately and timeously as per authorisation by the relevant approvers as indicated. Participate in project work in respect of new systems implementation and/or system enhancements.
Provide support to the Mater Data team relating to new and amended master data attributes, including the associated communication to users.
Continually propose and implement ways to improve master data maintenance and housekeeping.
Participate in the maintenance of master data information on depository information mediums outside the official ERP system(s) to ensure that all stakeholders in the Business have access to accurate and up to date master data information at all times.
Participate in the resolution of queries and issues relating to master data take-on and amendments.
Filing and extracting of documents relating to Project work requirements.
Maintain relationships with all stakeholders that utilise master data within the broader information management systems.
Perform independent verification checks/validation of master data take-on and amendments.
Ensure the capture of new master data and requests for amendments are appropriately authorised and correctly filed and safeguarded for audit requirements.
Perform technical administration including running reports and formatting and validating data including reviews for duplications etc.
Effective Teamwork and Self-Management

Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning and prioritising, and self-development.
Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.
Manage colleague’s expectations and communicate appropriately.
Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives.
KPI’s

Master data accuracy and integrity
Timeliness of communication of master data creations & changes to the relevant users
Master data alignment with the laid down Group standards and best practice

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