Purchasing Manager Chemical
3 days ago
**Minimum requirements for the role**:
- Must have a Bachelor Degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain Management or Chemical Degree
- Minimum 5 years Procurement experience will be required
- Must have a minimum 3 years Chemicals buying experience
- Extensive experience in manufacturing chemicals purchasing will be an added advantage
- Background in manufacturing processes and a working knowledge of MRP & ERP systems (SAP) would be preferred
- Must have knowledge of and experience in transformative Preferential Procurement policy under BBBEE regulations
- Managing purchasing of critical raw materials and chemicals (imported and local).
- Formulating the purchasing/procurement plan to support business strategy & production in line with budget.
- Monitoring and tracking monthly chemical forecast and consumption trends to ensure sufficient stock for daily production and safety stock.
- Conducting vendor site visits to monitor stock commitments from suppliers and as part of Know Your Suppliers.
- Sourcing and benchmarking alternative products to ensure business continuity.
- Investigating trends in pricing and availability of typical materials, goods and services.
- Analysing the marketplace to find suppliers that provide best product/service cost, quality and delivery objectives.
- Tracking global & local feed stock, forex movements & translate into price forecasts required to support Head of Commercial with pricing strategies.
- Establishing comprehensive sourcing, purchasing and inventory control processes.
- Managing stock to optimal levels; realize inventory cost efficiencies in raw material and work in progress.
- Ensuring an understanding of import documentation procedures and INCOTERMS.
- Negotiating terms and prices with suppliers, monitoring, and assessing their performance and maintaining cost-effective practices.
- Facilitating implementation of procurement procedures for continuous improvement.
- Managing suppliers and maintaining contracts.
- Maintaining necessary ISO procedures/ documentation, related to the Purchasing.
- Collaborating closely with Operations (Manufacturing team in Pietermaritzburg and Durban).
- Leading a team of Buyers (based in Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg and Durban).
**Salary package, including benefits, are highly negotiable depending on experience gained
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