Purchasing Officer

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time
Company Description

  • We're reimagining mining to improve people's lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy, inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we're putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

Job Description:

  • Adhere to the relevant Supply Chain strategy and ensure that critical tasks, performance targets, plans and budgets are adhered to with due consideration of risk identification
  • Embrace an agile Supply Chain by being adaptive and flexible to accommodate and focus on emerging and changing business priorities
  • Carry out effective purchasing activities (buying of goods/services)
  • Carry out Spot Sourcing activities for all purchase request that do not have an approved source of supply and ensure the necessary approvals are obtained for the request
  • Process change orders and resolve any issues related to supply
  • Raise visibility of items purchased to enable their placement on contract
  • Provide effective and efficient administration and reporting
  • Ensure that ordered materials meet set specifications and contain cost of material
  • Ensure accuracy in the purchasing process to limit rework and invoice mismatches impacting other functions (e.g. Accounts Payable)
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers
  • Evaluate supplier performance, handle queries and escalate critical issues

Qualifications:

  • An undergraduate qualification
  • Bachelor degree level or equivalent, alternatively relevant tertiary qualification and proven track record of practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity
  • Desirable: Practical experience in relevant field or a role of similar context and complexity

Experience

  • Transactional Procurement
  • SAP Purchasing knowledge
  • Data analysis and reporting
  • Process compliance monitoring
  • SC systems
**Additional Information

  • Who we are**We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

How we are committed to your safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day's work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry.

Not only that, we're also continually investing in new technologies - from drones to data analytics - that are helping to make mining safer.


Inclusion and Diversity
Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

**How to apply
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