Chemical Buyer

**The Role**
- The position entails to acquire the best product at the best price from suppliers and to ensure the availability, control and purchase of raw material and consumables as needed by production.

**Requirements** Qualifications required to fulfil the role**
- 3 year degree BCom Degree / Diploma.
- SAPICS / CIPS Certification advantageous.

**Specific Work Experience, Knowledge and Skills required to fulfil the role**
- 3 years experience in a strategic sourcing or procurement related role.
- Assertive, well spoken with good verbal and written communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Strong negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Customer focused.
- An efficient and organised individual.
- Resilient, able to work under pressure, accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with hish stress situations.
- Analytical thinking and using logic to address work-related issues.
- Knowledge of administration and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, production methods and coordination of people and resources.
- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximising the effective manufacture and distribution of products.

**Additional Requirements** Key Accountabilities**
- Purchase goods and services at the right quality, quantity, time, price and sources to maximize value for Saint-Gobain.
- Manage capable and secure supply base to delivery business needs through best procurement practices.
- Deliver successful projects where nominated as the project leader or project member.
- Use SAP MRP data and internal customer input to place, expedite and reconcile purchase orders.
- Resolve all supplier payments issues and blocked invoices queries (Parked List).
- Support Saint-Gobain’s common goals and vision by working with local and global team members, cross functional teams, other departments and functions to deliver on commitments.
- Adhere to all Saint-Gobain’s policies and procedures and proactively educate the business on purchasing procedures and systems.
- Update the budget, sourcing portfolio, spend, supply planning and KPI files on a weekly basis.
- Highlight any supply risk identified to the business.
- Log and resolve claims logged against suppliers.
- All such duties and/or activities assigned by management/board as and when required.

Job Reference: SOA00137