Buyer Transactional- Mro Technical

4 days ago


Germiston, South Africa Ellahi Consulting Full time

The employer is an internationally competitive manufacturer and the largest producer of starch and glucose.

**Location**:Germiston, Johannesburg - Gauteng

**Salary**:R500 000 - R600 000 CTC per annum

**Contract: Fixed-Term Contract**

**Overall Purpose of the Job**:The overall purpose of the transactional buyer is to plan, organize and coordinate purchasing of raw materials, chemicals, packaging, stock and indirect material. Day to day management and sourcing activities with respect to goods and services. Advise management and strategic sourcing team of procurement problems and opportunities which may develop from time to time.

**Qualifications**
- Purchasing Diploma or any relevant tertiary qualification in Supply Chain Management

**Experience**
- 4 - 10 Years Proven purchasing experience, preferably within an automotive or manufacturing environment
- SAP Experience (Essential)
- 2-3 Year transactional buyer experience preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Strong technical knowledge and understanding of automotive processes and components and supply chain management

**Knowledge**
- Experience with sourcing and procurement areas of the supply chain, ability to manage, budgets, financials, etc.
- Understanding of all relevant legislation (LRA, BCE, SDA, safety, environmental etc.)
- Understanding of how to develop and implement business strategies
- In depth understanding and knowledge of the industry.

**Skills**
- Strong negotiations skills.
- Supply contracts and tenders
- Excellent communication skills.
- Relationship building and management skills.
- Planning, Scheduling & Crises Management

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- Competence in using Microsoft Office software, in particular Excel

**Unique skills/attributes**
- Supplier Performance
- Purchase Orders
- Strategic Sourcing
- Cost Reduction

**Role Purpose and Contribution**

The key reason for the existence of this role: Plan, organize, direct and coordinate sourcing of Goods and Services of the highest quality at the lowest possible cost

**This role supports the Organisation Strategy by**:The achievement of the operational excellence strategy to streamline processes, optimise costs, achieve savings.

**Key Strategic Integration roles are**:
Drive continuous improvement initiatives at all levels and function such as Procurement TCO, SHEQ, BBEEE

Deliver high quality service that meet our end user needs through integrated procurement processes initiatives etc

Innovative and collaborative procurement practices to deliver saving and provide effective and efficient procurement across the organization

Strategic procurement including delivering best value, mitigating commercial risk and effectively managing suppliers.

**This role interacts with the following key people**:

- Marketing
- Mill Employees & Management team
- Quality (SHEQ)
- Maintenance & Process Engineering
- Human Resources
- Finance
- External Stakeholders (Suppliers)

**Description of Tasks**:
Complete specific transactional, instructional and procedural forms/ documents (requisitions), referring to procedure guidelines prior to submitting for processing.

Ensuring that alternate quotes for all stock items and direct purchases

Investigate alternate sources of supply

Vendor managed inventory (critical stock negotiated with vendors with 2hr turnaround time

Creating Info records for MRP & Stock Purchases

Introducing BBB-EE Vendors

Placing & transmitting orders to Suppliers

Expediting of all orders on weekly basis

Liaise will mills on a weekly basis to improve planning of technical material

Review compliance with THG approved supplier list and commercial conditions

Negotiate early settlement discount e.g. 2.5% discount payment on 25th

execute purchase orders

Track and trace imported materials/direct orders on a weekly basis

Implement cost and budgetary controls

Determine best practice procedures and implement improvement plans

Advise management on procurement matters such as sourcing, pricing, industry standards, suppliers to be audited etc.

Provide input for pricing mandate negotiations.

Develop effective relationships with Divisional and Group purchasing staff.

**The key outputs this role contributes to the business**:
Financial
- Delivers results through partnering approach with internal & external stakeholder (suppliers) to achieve real improvement and managing risks
- Achieves best value and profitability targets (reducing costs from one year to the next. Procurement department’s lump sum contribution to the financial success of the organisation
- Reduce costs for fixed (Contracts) and variable costs (Chemicals & Packaging)

Business Processes
- New and innovative methods of evaluating RFQ’s, e procurement, analysing market conditions in ways that deliver cost saving opportunities

Customers
- Develop strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders (suppliers) to improve business results.
- Lead initiatives to establish the THS brand associated with producing pr


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