Marine Supplies Buyer

Published
- November 1, 2023
- Location
- Paarden Eiland, Cape Town, South Africa
- Category
- Business
- Job Type
- Full-time
- Salary Type
- Monthly Salary
- Salary
- Market Related Salary

**Description**:
**Marine Supplies Buyer - Paarden Eiland - Market-related Salary**

Marine Supplies Company seeks an experienced Technical Buyer. MUST have experience in the shipping industry.

Duties are as follows (but not limited):
Capture data onto Excel spreadsheet

Capture invoices for both customers & suppliers on Pastel

Answer calls when necessary

Quotation of orders (both in the currency of ZAR and USD, sometimes EURO)

Preparation of orders once quotation is accepted, including ordering stock and liaising with the warehouse

Admin related to sales and purchasing, i.e., invoicing to clients, booking stock from suppliers, etc.

Skill needed:
Good Excel skills - have to know simple basic formulas (like sum total, basic maths calculation, and unit conversion)

Pastel experience or at least has worked on some accounting / POS software

Having experience in buying or selling will be a bonus

Accuracy and attention to details

Can work under pressure. Pressure in our industry as ship chandlers is no joke. Delivery to ships is set on a fixed time and date so there is no room for delay.

Can work as a team

NB: need to be able to work every second Saturday from 8:00 - 12:00.

Working hours are 8:00 - 16:30 and every second Saturday from 8:00 - 12:00.