Buyer - Midrand
Salary Negotiable
Midrand, Gauteng
Midrand,
Gauteng
more than 14 days ago
14-06-2021 7:28:40 PM
09-08-2021 7:28:40 PM
Purchase goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.
Key Responsibilities:
General and Task Management
· Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
· Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business
operations
· Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities
· Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation
· Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
· Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
· Prepare reports and updates as and when required
· Work closely with others in the procurement function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements
· Adhere to any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff and visitors
· Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
· Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules
· Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications
· Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
· Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
· Conduct research for new components and suppliers
· Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation
· Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance
· Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
Self Management
· Assertive, resilient and welcomes change
· Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
· Proactively contributes to the team
· Actively committed to teams development
· Is self aware and optimistic
· Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings
Skills and Attributes:
· Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers
· Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
· Analytical, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem solving abilities
· Able to manage time effectively, prioritise tasks and achieve set targets
· Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the production, manufacture and customer order fulfilment
· Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations
· Keen attention to detail and accuracy
· Familiarity with an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system would be beneficial
Qualifications and Experience Levels:
· Relevant business/commercial ,procurement degree or diploma
· Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or similar qualification or studying towards CIPS qualification would be beneficial
· Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within an manufacturing or Mining environment
· Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown
· Experience of working closely with suppliers
· Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements
· An understanding of mining industry would be an advantage
· Computer literate, with advanced Excel skills/abilities