Job Description

Supplier Development Consultant

Join a fast-moving team to unlock jobs and build a globally competitive manufacturing economy through high-impact work.
Durban based | Hybrid (Work from Home + Office + Client Sites) | Salary: R460,000 to R640,000 Annual CTC, based on experience

About Our Client

The company builds dignity and opportunity through sustainable, production-led economies. They partner with public and private sector leaders to strengthen manufacturing competitiveness, unlock cash flow and profitability, improve sustainability and resilience, and solve complex industrial challenges.

The Role: Supplier Development Consultant

The role exists to work on structured supplier development programmes that help high-potential SMEs secure commercial contracts and deliver excellence. It contributes to the business by enabling real economic change through the support of real businesses and contracts. The main focus areas include hands-on consulting to shape South Africas production-led future.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage corporates to define requirements and confirm supplier-investment funding.
• Identify and assess suppliers for strategic fit and readiness.
• Design capability upgrade programmes for high-potential SMEs.
• Coordinate partners and beneficiaries to enable commercial outcomes.
• Apply a clear, proven methodology to help SMEs deliver excellence.
• Work within a hands-on consulting capacity to drive growth and variety in industrial projects.

About You

• Motivated to shape South Africas production-led future.
• Capable of working in a hands-on consulting role.
• Able to manage variety and challenge in a fast-moving environment.
• Committed to driving real economic change through SME development.