Buyer

2 weeks ago


Pinetown, South Africa Packaging World Full time

A well-established Packaging company has a vacancy for a Buyer. This position is based in Westmead, Pinetown, Durban. The successful incumbent will be expected to perform the following duties, not limited to:
**Qualification and Experience Requirements**

Minimum 4 years in FMCG buying preferably in packaging.

**Responsibilities & Tasks**
- Review historical and competitive costs to identify cost savings opportunities and variances.
- Analyze category, service, material, and supplier costs to provide key decision information.
- Review financial goals and provide metrics to understand and report on initiatives and cost structure.
- Assist in the selection of appropriate suppliers and contractors, to promote good procurement practice with due regard to sustainability, ethical purchasing standards and costing
- Draft an appropriate service level agreement to properly evaluate the performance of suppliers, and report on this on a regular basis.
- Work with internal stakeholders (sales and production) to determine procurement needs, quality and delivery requirements.
- Responsible for order placement timing, supply / demand alignment, material replenishment and supplier performance
- Monitor, evaluate and improve supplier performance, according to an appropriate Service Level Agreement, on a continuous basis
- Control and monitor expenses against approved budgets
- Develop sourcing strategies
- Cost saving budgeting and targeting
- Set and plan how to achieve supplier accreditation and service level management
- Payment terms negotiation, optimization and management
- Maintain contracts with vendors
- Review inventory and update as required
- Receive orders from various departments
- Initiate and keep track of orders
- Reconcile or resolve order discrepancies with supplies.
- Monitor delivery times to ensure they are on time
- Maintain good relationships with suppliers and renegotiate prices on a regular basis
- Coordinate overseas orders.
- Ensure Accounts to be submitted for payment to vendors on time
- Administration and reporting as necessary

**Qualification**

High level of computer literacy (Excel, MS word, Outlook).

Syspro experience advantageous

Packaging advantageous

**Skills and Abilities**

Superior written and verbal communication skills, including supplier engagement

Ability to problem solve

Analytical & reporting skills

Time Management

Self-reliant / ability to work independently

Ability to work in a highly pressurized environment

Ability to work within a team

**Terms and Conditions**

4. The above overview is not intended to be all inclusive and shall include other related tasks as necessary

COVID-19 considerations:
Yes we adhere to a Covid policy and do regular risk assessments

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- Do you have experience in purchasing raw material for flexible packaging?

**Experience**:

- procurement: 5 years (required)


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