Head of Global Supply
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 R92,500 – R111,000 ZAR. This role is suited for lead-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
Head of Global Supply Chain
About the Company
Our client is a rapidly growing global sourcing and supply chain organization that partners with food manufacturers to solve complex procurement, sourcing, and logistics challenges. Working with suppliers across more than 15 countries, the company supports fast-growing brands through a high-touch, relationship-driven approach to global supply chain management.
As the business continues to scale, they are seeking aHead of Global Supply Chainto lead and evolve their global procurement, planning, and logistics operations while building the systems, processes, and team needed to support long-term growth.
Role Overview
The Head of Global Supply Chain will own the end-to-end global supply chain strategy, overseeing procurement, international logistics, integrated planning, supplier management, and cross-functional operational alignment.
This is both a strategic leadership and hands-on execution role. The successful candidate will build scalable systems, mentor a growing remote team, and collaborate closely with leadership across sales, finance, and operations to ensure the supply chain supports the company's continued growth.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience leading global supply chain functions within fast-paced, entrepreneurial organizations and enjoys building processes that improve efficiency, visibility, and operational performance.
Key Responsibilities
Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
* Lead the company's Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process
Lead the company's Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process
* Drive alignment across sales, finance, procurement, and operations
Drive alignment across sales, finance, procurement, and operations
* Oversee demand planning, supply planning, forecasting, and budgeting activities
Oversee demand planning, supply planning, forecasting, and budgeting activities
* Develop scenario planning models to support business decisions
Develop scenario planning models to support business decisions
* Create dashboards and reporting tools that improve planning accuracy and decision-making
Create dashboards and reporting tools that improve planning accuracy and decision-making
* Continuously improve forecasting processes and operational visibility
Continuously improve forecasting processes and operational visibility
Procurement Leadership
* Oversee daily procurement operations across a global supplier network
Oversee daily procurement operations across a global supplier network
* Ensure purchase orders are executed accurately and on schedule
Ensure purchase orders are executed accurately and on schedule
* Build and maintain strong supplier relationships
Build and maintain strong supplier relationships
* Establish supplier performance metrics and review processes
Establish supplier performance metrics and review processes
* Develop communication cadences and issue resolution procedures for suppliers
Develop communication cadences and issue resolution procedures for suppliers
* Partner with commercial teams to anticipate demand and align procurement strategies
Partner with commercial teams to anticipate demand and align procurement strategies
* Support customer success by ensuring reliable product availability
Support customer success by ensuring reliable product availability
Global Logistics Strategy
* Lead international logistics operations from purchase order through final delivery
Lead international logistics operations from purchase order through final delivery
* Oversee container management, freight coordination, customs, warehousing, and final-mile delivery
Oversee container management, freight coordination, customs, warehousing, and final-mile delivery
* Build and maintain relationships with freight forwarders, logistics providers, and warehouse partners
Build and maintain relationships with freight forwarders, logistics providers, and warehouse partners
* Develop standard operating procedures for logistics exceptions and escalation processes
Develop standard operating procedures for logistics exceptions and escalation processes
* Improve visibility into shipments, inventory movement, and logistics costs
Improve visibility into shipments, inventory movement, and logistics costs
* Design systems that support efficient transportation planning and cost control
Design systems that support efficient transportation planning and cost control
* Identify opportunities to improve delivery performance and reduce operational risk
Identify opportunities to improve delivery performance and reduce operational risk
Supply Chain Strategy & Process Improvement
* Design scalable supply chain processes that support continued business growth
Design scalable supply chain processes that support continued business growth
* Evaluate existing workflows and identify opportunities for operational improvement
Evaluate existing workflows and identify opportunities for operational improvement
* Build systems that improve efficie
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 R92,500/month, this role pays well above the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($5,000/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 828 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →