Procurement Agent

**Procurement Agent (12 Month Contract Role)**

**Airbus Southern Africa - Midrand**

The South African subsidiary of a world market leader in the helicopter industry, is recruiting for a **Procurement Agent **, reporting to the Logistics and Procurement Manager.

**PURPOSE**
- Request of price and availability of parts/services from the various vendors for the Commercial Directorate, MRO department and Maintenance department.
- Evaluation of the MRP requirements on SAP.
- Creative conversion of MRP Purchase requisitions into Purchase Orders for all requests on spares and services in accordance with the AH pricing policy and various Vendors according to quotes received.
- Creation of requests for quotations to vendors (service providers) for the repair of equipment on the request of Sales Representatives, MRO department and the Tool store.
- Creation of repair orders once quotes approved in accordance with levels of delegation.
- Effective communication with vendors via electronic or telephonic correspondence.
- Amendment of the purchase orders on the system in accordance with Vendors order acknowledgement of the helicopter status/condition - e.g. routine, AOG, 24h, etc., and effective communication with Vendors and Internal customers.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Invite tenders, consult with suppliers and review quotations.
- Assess requirements of AHZA and develop specifications for equipment, materials and supplies to be purchased.
- Responsible for loading job specifications (direct order) on to SAP.
- On receipt of 3 quotes, a capex and/or request to purchase form must be completed for authorization.
- Determine or negotiate contract terms and conditions, award supplier contracts upon approval by CFO or recommend contract awards.
- Purchase general and specialized equipment i.e. tools, non-operational materials i.e. stationery and consumables or business services for use or for further processing by AHZA.
- Establish delivery schedules, monitor progress and contact suppliers to resolve problems.
- Weekly report from SAP (SQ01) for all outstanding orders to follow up on status.
- Responsible for procedures as stated in the procurement policy.
- Responsible for compliance with the procurement policy as effective from time to time.
- Responsible for all procurement not done for purpose of direct re-sale i.e. includes consumables and services not re-sold to the customer.
- Responsible for assisting and contributing to annual BBBEE assessment audit process.
- Responsible for validating the need for procurement requests
- investigate/analyse procurement requests in order to proactively detect potential for fraud.
- Responsible for conducting a bi-annual review/evaluation of suppliers - align with procurement policy.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

**Company**:
Airbus Southern Africa (Pty) Limited

**Employment Type**:
Fixed term**Experience Level**:
Entry Level

**Job Family**:
Sourcing, Buying and Ordering

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