Buyer

3 weeks ago


Pinetown, South Africa NBISA Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
The role of the Buyer is to perform procurement and sourcing duties on behalf of the end user and fulfil the requirements with regards to specifications, quality, delivery, timing and price. Each buyer is responsible for a specific category. A buyer may be rotated between categories from time to time and may oversee more than one category at any point in time.

**Specific Operational Requirements**
- May be required to work overtime/travel to meet the business needs.
- Must be prepared to work shifts/weekends/public holidays when needed.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Bachelor in Business Administration OR
- Bachelor in Commerce OR
- CIPS Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply
- Valid driver’s license
- No criminal record
- 3-5 years of experience as a Buyer
- Prior work experience in either a Manufacturing or Pharmaceutical organisation would be advantageous.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Procurement of Goods and services**
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure the user requirement specifications are met
- Conduct price negotiations to ensure best value for money for NBI
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers
- Expedite outstanding purchase requisitions and orders

**Sourcing and Vendor management**
- Conduct market research and proactively source new and alternative vendors for the category
- Actively monitor commodity pricing and market trends and market developments affecting the category.
- Meet annual cost saving performance targets for the category
- Manage vendor queries
- Attend relevant trade fairs and conference to identify suitable vendors and innovative products and service for the category
- Perform supplier audits, due diligence and visits to ensure compliance to Good manufacturing practises, Good distribution practises, Good warehousing practises (GxP and Agreements
- Appraise the performance of vendors within the category
- Participate in the internal vendor management reviews
- Draft vendor agreements and contracts and submit to the Procurement Manager for review

**Project and Tenders**
- Facilitate the tender process by providing procurement leadership, insight and guidance into the tender process to ensure strict compliance to the company tender process
- Preparation of tenders and consolidating all related information. Setting up site visits, tender clarification meetings and negotiating with suppliers in order to secure the best possible price and contract conditions.
- Undertake adhoc assignment and projects with the Supply Chain Management department
- Update tender status report

**Reporting**
- Prepare reports as required by the Procurement Manager such as Purchase Orders, Purchase Requisitions, N5 Notification, V1 Notification, update alternative vendor spreadsheet & cost-saving spreadsheet.
- Attend daily, weekly and monthly procurement meetings

**Core** **Competencies**
- Managing Relationships
- Personal Leadership
- Business Impact
- Leading and Influencing Others
- Strong working knowledge of SAP procurement modules
- Strong working experience with supplier agreements and contracts
- Computer skills with a comprehensive understanding of MS Excel, MS Word, MS PPT
- Strong analytical and computational skills with impeccable attention to detail
- Action oriented, self-driven and self-starting and takes initiative
- Integrity and trustworthiness
- Ability to work well with a team
- Able to thrive in a high-stress environment
- Influence
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Capacity to travel
- Observe Safety, Health and Environmental requirements while at work and carrying out duties


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