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A job opportunity
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A job opportunity exists for the right candidate in Johannesburg
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Commercial Manager - Opex/Capex
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 Employment Type: Permanent
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Reference No: 1000177
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Johannesburg
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Employment Equity:
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Historically disadvantaged South Africans will be given preference.
Nando's shall apply the affirmative action principals as set out in the Employment Equity Policy.
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Requirements:
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Purpose of the role
To negotiate and facilitate the best possible commercial terms, including managing Suppliers for Nando’s South Africa for quality, service, innovation and commercial advantage, in line with best commercial practices and total cost of ownership, whilst mitigating risks. The role is responsible for approximately R10 Million per sub-category. This person is responsible for developing strategies to ensure we source products and services that we are proud of to support running restaurants brilliantly and enable our central support teams.
Minimum Qualification:
• Degree or National diploma or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification in procurement/supply chain
Advantageous:
• MBA or equivalent
Legal Requirements
• Driver’s license
Knowledge and Skills
Intermediate:
• Knowledge of relevant local legislation and regulations related to procurement
• Knowledge of principles and practices of contract preparation
• Knowledge of demand and supply planning
• Project life-cycle management
• Presentation skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
Advanced:
• Knowledge of cost reduction initiatives
• Knowledge of supplier relationship management (SRM)
• Negotiation skills
• Business case development skills
• Numeracy skills and strong financial acumen
• Advanced Excel skills
• Fluent English communication skills (written and verbal)
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Management:
• Develop, analyse, and present relevant business cases
• Implement and report on sourcing strategies throughout the sourcing lifecycle
• Interface with key stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with business requirements
• Provide category expertise and project management skills for all procurement initiatives
• Provide input into strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility
• Participate in Supplier selection and sourcing decisions through the appropriate RFQ or RFP processes
• Make recommendations to Management on the evaluated results of RFQs or RFPs
• Provide key negotiation and commercial advice to the Supply Chain Management team and Head of Commercial
• Interrogate pricing models, as required
• Drive the cost reduction process such as value analysis, engineering and standardization
• Influence internal stakeholders around market trends, best practices and processes
Contract Management:
• Develop and use a standard suite of documentation relevant to the business
• Advise, review and negotiate commercial aspects or provisions of contracts with legal assistance ensuring minimal commercial risk is imposed for Nando’s including extensions, re-negotiations and terminations of contracts
• Work with the legal department in developing specific and generic contract provisions and SLAs
• Implement standard operating procedures for all markets (commercial and procurement) to ensure Brand standards and guardianship
• Work with the legal department in developing generic contract provisions, including extensions, re-negotiations and termination of contracts
Contractor and Supplier Management:
• Manage the escalated day-to-day Supplier operations
• Conduct Supplier reviews against agreed scorecards
• Identify BBBEE organizations and potential development opportunities for Supplier development, with the aim of ensuring that Nando’s purchases from these organizations
• Conduct Supplier selection in accordance with new BBBEE codes and ethical sourcing
• Execute any agreed activities which may result from the outcome of the supplier review i.e. performance management, Supplier exit etc.
• Develop action and contingency plans in line with the performance review
• Regularly update, correct, and archive all required Supplier data
Stakeholder Management:
• Manage the commercial relationship with the Master Franchisees and Franchisees where required
• Provide relevant support to Licensed Markets Master Franchisees, Franchisees and Procurement Team
• Manage relevant internal stakeholder relationships
Market Research and General Administration:
• Collect and analyse Supplier and Market information
• Perform relevant benchmarking activities
• Develop and assist in administering Supplier surveys
• Continually develop subject matter expertise in the field
• Perform any other administrative duties reasonably as requested by management that falls within the parameters of the role to prevent/resolve stock outages, etc
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Starting Date:
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2026/04/24
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PLEASE NOTE
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- Closing date: 2026/05/07
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