Technical Buyer
3 weeks ago
**Primary purpose of the job**
Ensure that suitable suppliers are selected for products and services to the Company in terms of predetermined criteria.
Securing and analysis of RFQ’, Quotations and negotiating of prices and terms.
**Key Performance Areas**
- Purchasing of commodities, services and address technical queries
- Control, develop and monitor suppliers
- Ensure continuity of supply for area of responsibility
- Ensure commercial & legal compliance
- Take into account price, quality and delivery
- Address technical queries during procurement and quotation process
- Ensure quality assurance of materials, parts or products are adhered to during procurement processes
- Evaluation and selection of suppliers
**Knowledge required**
- Sound knowledge and understanding of technical concepts and quality systems
- Sound knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes
- Sound knowledge and understanding of budget control
- Sound knowledge and understanding of customer requirements and supplier evaluation
- Sound knowledge and understanding to technical specifications
**Skills required**
- Sound computer literacy
- Communication and interpersonal relations
- Negotiating and problem solving
- Decision making
- Representative and Managerial skills (interaction with supplier management)
- Interviewing skills
**Minimum Qualifications/Experience required**
- Grade 12 - Matric
- Diploma in Purchasing or Equivalent
- Navision
- Minimum 5 years purchasing experience
- Technical knowledge of automotive manufacturing industry (non-negotiable)
- Minimum 2 year costing / estimating experience
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent
Ability to commute/relocate:
- East London, Eastern Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)
**Education**:
- Diploma (preferred)
**Experience**:
- purchasing: 5 years (preferred)
- automotive manufacturing: 5 years (preferred)
- costing / estimating: 2 years (preferred)
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