National Category Buyer

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa The Joblink Full time

Contact person for this position:
Rayleen Lentz

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Form strong relationships with strategic suppliers for the sourcing of product within this category on a national level.
  • Negotiate favourable terms with suppliers to achieve the expected growth within the poultry category on a daily basis.
  • Monitor trends and market conditions to make bestinclass decisions when purchasing and negotiating.
  • Manage an efficient supply chain to improve lead times, stockouts, under stocks and reduce unnecessary costs in the current supply chain.
  • Communicate the requirements for this category both to suppliers and internally within the business.
  • Enforce quality standards and governance with current or new suppliers.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

  • Matric certificate or equivalent qualification.
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Proven experience of at least 3-5 years in the procuring of poultry as a category buyer.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

  • Building and maintaining relationships in support and living out the company culture.
  • Friendly, helpful, confident yet humble, and able to work well in a team.
  • Ability to work in a highly competitive and dynamic environment.
  • Ability to analyse data using the available BI software.
  • Strong communication skills with suppliers and with internal colleagues.
  • Work in a highpressure environment that is everchanging.
  • High decisionmaking ability to make sound judgement decisions.
  • Ability to embrace new technologies and change to best practice within the industry.
  • Manage the category with regards to sales value.

CLOSING DATE
1 March /03/2024)

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