Buyer - Midrand Verfied

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

Recruiter: first4careers