Supply Chain
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R27,750 – R46,250 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Supply Chain Specialist
Location:Remote (Latin America, Philippines, or South Africa)
Employment Type:Full-Time
Industry:Consumer Goods / Food & Beverage / eCommerce (DTC)
About the Company
Our client is a fast-growing direct-to-consumer coffee brand known for its innovative coffee concentrate and protein coffee products designed to make café-quality coffee at home in seconds. Javvy Coffee offers convenient coffee concentrates made from premium Arabica beans and natural ingredients, allowing consumers to easily create hot or iced coffee drinks without traditional brewing.
With millions of coffees made and a rapidly expanding product catalog—including coffee concentrates, protein coffee, creamers, and syrups—the company operates a highly dynamic eCommerce and fulfillment environment.
As the brand continues to scale globally, they are seeking aSupply Chain Specialistto help optimize procurement, production coordination, inventory management, and logistics across suppliers, manufacturers, and fulfillment partners.
Role Overview
TheSupply Chain Specialistwill support and optimize the company’s end-to-end supply chain operations across manufacturing, inventory planning, logistics, and fulfillment.
This person will serve as akey operational bridge between suppliers, contract manufacturers, 3PL partners, and internal teams, ensuring products are produced, stocked, and delivered efficiently while maintaining cost controls and service levels.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in afast-paced DTC consumer goods environmentand enjoys building systems that enable operational scale.
Key Responsibilities
Supply Chain Operations
* Coordinate day-to-day supply chain operations acrossmanufacturers, suppliers, and 3PL fulfillment partners
Coordinate day-to-day supply chain operations acrossmanufacturers, suppliers, and 3PL fulfillment partners
* Monitor and manageinventory levels across warehouses and distribution channels
Monitor and manageinventory levels across warehouses and distribution channels
* Ensure product availability and prevent stockouts across key SKUs
Ensure product availability and prevent stockouts across key SKUs
Inventory Planning & Forecasting
* Analyze sales data and demand trends toforecast inventory requirements
Analyze sales data and demand trends toforecast inventory requirements
* Work closely with marketing and operations teams to anticipate demand spikes (product launches, promotions, etc.)
Work closely with marketing and operations teams to anticipate demand spikes (product launches, promotions, etc.)
* Maintainsafety stock levels and reorder points
Maintainsafety stock levels and reorder points
Procurement & Vendor Management
* Coordinate purchasing of raw materials, ingredients, and packaging components
Coordinate purchasing of raw materials, ingredients, and packaging components
* Manage relationships with suppliers and manufacturers
Manage relationships with suppliers and manufacturers
* Track vendor performance includinglead times, cost changes, and quality issues
Track vendor performance includinglead times, cost changes, and quality issues
Logistics & Fulfillment
* Coordinate inbound and outbound shipping with manufacturers and logistics partners
Coordinate inbound and outbound shipping with manufacturers and logistics partners
* Monitor shipping timelines and ensure smoothtransfer to fulfillment centers
Monitor shipping timelines and ensure smoothtransfer to fulfillment centers
* Identify opportunities toreduce freight costs and improve delivery efficiency
Identify opportunities toreduce freight costs and improve delivery efficiency
Data & Reporting
* Track key operational metrics including:Inventory turnoverForecast accuracyLead timesOrder fulfillment rates
Track key operational metrics including:
* Inventory turnover
Inventory turnover
* Forecast accuracy
Forecast accuracy
* Lead times
Lead times
* Order fulfillment rates
Order fulfillment rates
* Build reporting dashboards to support leadership decision-making
Build reporting dashboards to support leadership decision-making
Process Improvement
* Identify inefficiencies across the supply chain and implement improvements
Identify inefficiencies across the supply chain and implement improvements
* Support automation and system improvements in tools such as:ERP systemsInventory management platformsLogistics software
Support automation and system improvements in tools such as:
* ERP systems
ERP systems
* Inventory management platforms
Inventory management platforms
* Logistics software
Logistics software
Required Qualifications
* 3–6+ years of experience inSupply Chain, Logistics, Operations, or Procurement
3–6+ years of experience inSupply Chain, Logistics, Operations, or Procurement
* Experience working withconsumer packaged goods (CPG), food & beverage, or DTC brands
Experience working withconsumer packaged goods (CPG), food & beverage, or DTC brands
* Strong understanding of:Inventory planningDemand
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
At R27,750/month, this role is on par with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,500/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Somewhere
Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 588 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →