Senior Buyer

**Senior Buyer**

**Epping**

**R25-25 depending on experience**

**Qualifications**:

- Experience and requirements:

- 5 or more years'''' recent experience buying of steel products
- Experience purchasing locally & steel mills
- Experience Interacting with a multi branch networks - Branch Managers and Sales staff
- Intermediate to Advanced EXCEL skills and knowledge of Syspro would be an advantage.
- Sound arithmetic skills
- Reside in Cape Town
- Have a stable work record and contactable references

**Responsibilities**:

- Reporting directly to the Director and General manager
- Continuous review of branch stock levels and replenishment needs
- Identify & continuous review of both local and foreign suppliers
- Capturing of purchase orders onto the system and ensuring correct groupings and
- descriptions
- Building relationships with local suppliers
- Maximise price, credit terms and transport/freight costs
- Track both local and international pricing trends and review impact on current stock cost,
- orders placed and price lists
- Monthly review of group/branches excess, slow moving, redundant and obsolete stock.

**Salary**: R25,000.00 - R35,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

**Experience**:

- Buyer/Purchasing: 5 years (preferred)