Export Buyer

2 weeks ago

North Riding, Gauteng, South Africa Clear Leaf Consulting (Pty) Ltd Full time

Company Description
Our client in the logistics/freight forwarding industry, is looking for a specialist Export Buyer.

Client Maintenance

  • Manage Client relationship with regards to effective and frequent communication.
  • Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customer's expectations through proactive and appropriate solutions.

Supplier Maintenance

  • Manage Supplier relationship with regards to effective and frequent communication.
  • Critical evaluation of supplier service, delivery lead times and quality on a continuous basis.
  • Compare pricing of stock between current and competitive suppliers and suggest saving initiativesto operations manager.
  • Make continuous purchase suggestions to operations manager based on informed market knowledge.
  • Ensuring timeous payment is made to supplier through correspondence with the Finance Department

Purchasing

  • Process order enquiries from customers as forwarded by management and follow agreed purchasing procedures.
  • Source goods to meet customer requests.
  • Prepare proforma invoices for customer inclusive of all costs for delivery, duties, freight, surcharge, VAT, etc.
  • Ensure selling costs meet agreed customer markup rates.
  • Ensure duty calculations, and exchange rates are correct.
  • Request forward cover for Forex deals.
  • Compile a complete file for each order with all the necessary correspondence and product information.
  • After receipt of order confirmation, place orders with various suppliers, and forward copies to accounts for payment and warehouse for collections.
  • Obtain competitive quotations from suppliers.
  • Negotiate best possible prices and payment terms.
  • Supply Clients with competitive quotations for requested goods.
  • Follow up with Clients and secure the order.
  • Send an authorised purchase order to supplier to confirm the order.
  • Ensure timeous delivery or collection from supplier according to priority set for scheduled delivery trucks
  • Follow up on undelivered goods of your purchase orders.
  • Schedule returns with supplier of incorrect or defective goods.

Stock Control

  • Liaise continuously with the Warehouse staff on purchase order receipts with regards to packaging, labelling, storage and shipping.
  • Inspect goods on delivery to ensure correct before scheduled loading of delivery trucks.

Reporting

  • Communicate frequently to Operations Manager and Warehouse staff regarding availability of purchased goods, collections, returns, deliveries and lead time from suppliers.
  • Daily completion of Procurement Schedule.
  • Report during staff meetings with regards to any queries, schedules for collections and loading.

General

  • Must manage own administration duties.
  • Enjoy working independently as well as be part of a team.
  • Assist fellow colleagues in the daily running of company related tasks.
  • Be focused on providing work of an extremely high quality and accuracy.

Qualifications

  • Matric or similar Qualification

years' experience in export buying for
mines:

  • Ability to analyse facts / situations and make sound decisions
  • Above average computer literacy, especially EXCEL
-
Pastel knowledge a must:

  • Project management skills
  • Customer interface and conflict management skills

Salary:
R25, R35,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

  • Do you currently reside in the Northriding area?
  • What is your current and desired monthly salary?

Experience:

- mining purchasing / buying: 5 years (preferred)

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