Overview
Head of Direct Materials Jobs in Johannesburg, South Africa at Globe 24-7
Head of Global Sourcing Direct Materials
The Company
Globe 24-7 in partnership with a key client are seeking a Senior Leader responsible for securing reliable, competitively positioned global access to the client’s strategic raw materials across Agriculture, Mining, and Chemicals.
The Role
The role leads a ZAR 6bn+ global spend portfolio, balancing supply continuity, commodity risk mitigation, and cost optimisation in highly volatile markets.
This leader is accountable for building a world‑class global sourcing and trading capability within the company — establishing market intelligence, risk modelling, supplier portfolio strategies, geostrategic insights, and long‑cycle sourcing frameworks that enable resilience, growth, and margin protection.
This position plays a critical role in shaping the clients long-term competitiveness in core input categories such as Ammonia, Urea, Nitrates, Phosphates, Potash, emulsifiers, solvents, blasting reagents, agrochemical intermediates, and other high‑risk specialty chemicals, leveraging deep technical commodity expertise.
The Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the client’s global sourcing strategy for chemicals and direct materials across EMEA, SADC and key international markets.
- Lead long‑range strategic planning (24–36 months) for supplier diversification, regional sourcing shifts, footprint optimisation, and global partnerships.
- Build and institutionalise capabilities in commodity forecasting, market intelligence, and risk modelling to reduce volatility exposure.
- Identify and analyze local and international trading demands, trends, and opportunities within the bulk commodity market(s).
- Own full-spend accountability for chemicals and direct materials across all operating regions.
- Develop and execute a global sourcing strategy for Direct raw materials aligned with business growth, supply continuity, and cost optimization.
- Conduct long-range planning for sourcing footprint, supplier diversification, performance driven segmentation and strategic partnerships across key regions.
- Deliver cost savings and value creation through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and supplier collaboration.
- Lead and develop a high-performing sourcing function clear goals, development plans, and performance metrics.
The Requirements
- 10+ years in global sourcing or chemical commodity procurement.
- Deep experience in ammonium nitrate or similar chemical value chains
- Strategic trading and risk modelling experience required.
- Ability to understand the Organisation’s business principles & procurement policies, procedures, targets and the application thereof
- Competence in using relevant IT systems (Masterpiece, Data Warehouse etc.)
The Rewards
The position offers a competitive remuneration package. The role is based in Johannesburg, South Africa
Contact Us
Please apply directly by submitting your resume, preferably as a Microsoft Word document.
Title: Head of Direct Materials
Company: Globe 24-7
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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