Materials Buyer

2 weeks ago

Kempton Park, South Africa AVI Limited Full time

**AVI Ltd. **is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

**NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED** operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

An exciting opportunity exists for a **Materials Buyer (Engineering Buying) **at **NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED, Isando Biscuits.** The successful incumbent will ensure material availability to meet weekly master production schedules.

**Line Manager**: Logistics Manager

**Job Specification**:
**Key Performance Areas**:

- Maintain stock levels within target days cover
- Ensure material availability to meet the weekly master production schedule
- Inventory level targets achieved, maintained & improved; Improved supplier relationship
- High level of service to internal & external customers; reduced purchase price variances
- Accurate ERP data inputs
- Ensure no stock-outs on materials/ safety stock management
- Purchasing of materials required to meet MPS at optimum quality
- Ensure material stock levels are kept within levels needed
- Maintain stock availability ensuring committed production plan is achievable
- Manage bulk stock (flour, sugar, eggs etc) orders daily as required
- Expedite / de-expedite orders - Daily Management
- Advise the Logistics Manager on any delivery constraints that could affect service to production or Engineering
- Maintain & update outstanding order
- Supplier OTIF Management
- Ensure accuracy to keep purchase price variance to a minimum
- Place orders for shipping docs & other foreign-related purchases - Imports Management
- Compile & issue indents for imported materials;
- Co-ordinate purchase price variances on invoices authorize & communicate to FSS Head Office
- Ensure requests from internal customers are actioned with professionalism and the status of orders communicated thoroughly
- Use MRP extensively to manage weekly & monthly order/ stock requirements forecasts
- PS or NPS orders are to be managed by engineering teams
- Maintain supplier interface monthly with top 10 & OTIF quality feedback
- Maintain MRP input data & manage weekly past dues
- Monthly meetings with suppliers
- Manage and lead material-impacting projects
- Work with warehouses/stores to ensure storage optimization
- Own and develop SOPs and maintain updates
- Compile monthly AVI Risk analysis on material for the Logistics Manager

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Experience**:

- At least 3 years’ experience in the manufacturing or FMCG sector involved in **engineering buying**.

**Qualifications**:

- Grade 12 / Matric with a Tertiary qualification in inventory management or similiar
- Computer literate on MS Office, SAP, Shopware an advantage

**Competencies**:

- Working Together
- Planning and organizing
- Taking Initiative
- Meeting Deadlines
- Thinking Analytically
- Maintaining Productivity
- Articulating Information
- Staying Composed

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