Junior Buyer Industrial Services

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Danone Full time

About the job
A crucial member of the Indirect Spend team, focusing on Industrial spend (mainly spare parts for the Danone production facility).

Work with internal teams on a regular basis especially with the Industrial team to assist with SLA adherence.

About you

**KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY**

**SPARE PARTS**
- Track and analyse data to identify trends and recommend purchasing strategies.
- Conduct negotiation and re-negotiations of terms of business/service agreements and performance evaluation with suppliers taking corrective action as required.
- Analyze RFQ’s, quotations and negotiate prices and terms.
- Continuously question requirements both internally and externally to gain a full understanding of needs.
- Maintain an accurate database of suppliers and spare parts.
- Uploading Contract prices & lead times per item on SAP
- Follow up with suppliers on late orders.
- Understand and define areas for improvements within the category.
- Identify productivity opportunities in terms of prices paid for the parts and inventory value reduction.
- Track the productivity delivered every month, manage risk & Operations.
- Meet with suppliers on a regular basis to obtain feedback and to address any areas of concern.
- Build excellent relationships with suppliers to improve supplier performance.
- Research potential vendors and products to identify cost-effective solutions.

**INDUSTRIAL SERVICES**
- Develop detailed knowledge of existing and potential supply base for Industrial and identifying potential productivity projects.
- Compiling tender documents and preparing recommendations/adjudications for identified Industrial spend.
- Negotiate with and influence suppliers to achieve improved service and pricing.
- Ensure that suitable suppliers are selected based on predetermined criteria and ensuring compliance with all validation processes and SLA’s including SEDEX, Third Party Vetting and BBBEE
- Drive to secure license to operate by improving WISE/ Safety performance.
- Ensure compliance with One Time vendor process.
- Track SEDEX and Ecovadis compliance and ensure suppliers membership stays up to date.
- Liaising with the Global Procurement team, leveraging each other’s strengths

**COMPETENCIES REQUIRED (Technical & Behavioral)**
- Energetic, Curious, Hands-on
- Results driven, Self-motivated, Pro-active and Inquisitive
- Knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures
- Full operational knowledge at analyzing technical specifications and bids in order to challenge supplier cost breakdown
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Tough negotiator
- Attention to detail
- Accountable, Committed to deadlines and quick turnaround times
- MS Office and SAP

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**

Bachelor’s degree preferred, National Diploma/Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or Procurement

**MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**
- Demonstrated buying experience, familiar with a production environment.
- Knowledge of purchasing regulations and compliance requirements
- 3 - 5 years working experience, preferably in FMCG
- SAP expertise

**INTERNAL CONTACTS**
- Industrial
- Supply Chain
- Broader Cycles &Procurement team
- Quality
- Finance

About us
About us external:
We offer:
**A job which could easily turn in to a career in Danone. **We believe everyone is born with superpowers, something which comes natural to you. We know this uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energy, so we believe in all Danoner’s potential and when we build careers based on these superpowers and when we develop everyone’s potential to the fullest magic happens. This is how we like to see Talent Management in Danone.

This is a highly visible position within Danone; you will interact with Internal - Marketing, Sales Supply chain, SSD and External - Suppliers, CO-packers. **Challenge, innovate**, convince **and find alignment when needed. **This role has no direct reports.

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