Construction Buyer

**Construction Buyer**
- Tertiary Qualification in Supply Chain/Procurement
- Solid experience in Affordable Housing Construction also (5-10 years)
- Sourcing & Negotiation Skills with Suppliers
- Understanding of Procurement policies
- Develop and manager stock systems
- Willing to travel to Mthatha and be Site based
- Valid Drivers license

**Procurement Manager Responsibilities**
- Devising and using fruitful procurement and sourcing strategies
- Discovering profitable suppliers and initiate procurement partnerships
- Negotiating with external vendors to secure advantageous terms

**Job brief**

We are looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to manage the company’s supply of products and services. Procurement Manager Responsibilities include strategizing to find cost-effective deals and suppliers. The Procurement Manager’s duty is to discover the best ways to cut procurement expenses, so that the company can invest in growth and people.

**Responsibilities**
- Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies
- Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
- Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
- Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
- Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries
- Examine and test existing contracts
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
- Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
- Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
- Expect unfavourable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
- Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs

**Requirements and skills**
- Proven working experience as a Construction Procurement Manager, Procurement Officer or Head of Procurement
- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market
- Talent in negotiations and networking
- Good knowledge of management software
- Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
- Experience in collecting and analysing data
- Strong leadership capabilities
- BSc degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration
- Analytical thinking skills
- Superior negotiation skills
- Excellent communication and business skills
- Strong math skills and budgeting abilities
- Knowledge of the construction industry and materials to understand the overall picture

**Job Type**: Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Mthatha, Eastern Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Deadline: 2023/07/01
Expected Start Date: 2023/07/03