About the position
A well-known food manufacturing company in the East Rand, has a vacancy for a Cost Accountant, the above mentioned will be responsible for conducting ongoing process constraint analyses, draw up ports on periodic variances and their causes, focusing in particular on spending variances, stock count and usage variances. Should you have any queries please contact Kaylin or Antoinette. Responsibilities Support capex projects with RFQs, supplier sourcing, and commercial evaluation. Requirements: 3+ years of accounting/costing/finance experience. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Assist with trials of new parts, materials, or technologies.
Use ERP / CMMS systems (Syspro, Oracle, Pragma, etc.) to manage requisitions, POs, and receipts.
Maintain accurate records and documentation (contracts, price lists, supplier info).
Prepare reports on spend, savings, supplier performance, and key KPIs
Build strong relationships with OEMs, local and international suppliers.
Coordinate supplier visits, technical presentations, and trials when required.
Develop and maintain an approved supplier base for critical engineering items.
Drive cost savings through alternative sourcing, volume leverage, and standardisation.
Support creation and maintenance of item master data (descriptions, part numbers, min/max levels, criticality).
Reduce obsolete and slow-moving stock through rationalisation and standardisation.
Monitor stock-outs and expedite orders to prevent production downtime.
B.com degree or comparable equivalent.
Syspro and inventory costing modes and practices essential.
Experience with extracting and analysing large databases advantageous.
3+ years in an FMCG environment.
Desired Skills:
- Syspro
- Costing
- FMCG
Desired Qualification Level:
- Degree
