Senior Buyer

7 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Faircape Group Full time

Faircape Group is currently recruiting for a **Senior Buyer **to join our capable team of professionals. The Buyer will be tasked with performing all administration functions within the procurement department as well as negotiating the best prices for material, labour and subcontractors at our construction sites across our Claremont office, our 6 luxury retirement and healthcare facilities in the Western Cape.

The buyer will work with staff across departments to forecast the needs of the business and make purchase decisions based on demand.

The Buyer should be analytically minded and possess excellent negotiating skills to secure the best prices according to budget. Knowledge of sales and marketing principles is advantageous.

**Requirements**:
Duties will include, but are not limited to:

- Build relationships with suppliers and negotiate with them for best pricing
- Scrutinising maintenance and material costs, as well as contracts to ensure the best deals
- Preparing reports, analyses, contracts, budgets, risk assessment, and other documents
- Evaluating and pricing of variations
- Processing construction orders as per the order sheet received from Quantity Surveyor
- Processing requests for healthcare facilities repairs
Making sure products/items are delivered on time and meet the required standards
- Make sales prediction for future buying
- Communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations
- Provide analysis of costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
- Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation of these suppliers
- Contact suppliers to resolve price issues, quality, delivery or invoice issues
- Submit payment request to the finance team
- Processing logged items for healthcare and body corporate orders as per the purchase requisitions received
- Following up quote requests and approvals
- Reviewing current products and ensuring we are getting the best prices
- Processing staff uniform orders and following up on deliveries
- Evaluate suppliers to ensure maximum service delivery and competitive pricing
- Weekly stock checks of items stored at Claremont office

**Qualifications**:

- Relevant degree would be an advantage
**Experience**:

- Proven work experience in a similar role
- Experience within procurement in the construction industry highly beneficial
**Skills and Attributes**:

- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Sound knowledge of construction
- Excellent negotiation and intrapersonal skills
- Ability to organise, plan and strategize
- Great networking abilities
- Computer literate
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Strong numerical ability
- Must be accurate
- Ability to work under pressure
**Specific Requirements**:

- Clear health record
- Clear criminal record
- Clear credit record
- Contactable references
- Vaccinated against covid-19 or prepared to be vaccinated prior to commencing job

Normal working hours are Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 until 17h00 with a 45 minute lunch break. The company allows employees, by approval of the direct manager, to work flexi time between 07h00 and 18h00.

With centrally located and modern offices just across from Cavendish in Claremont, Faircape offers a market-related salary from R 40 000.00 Cost to Company per month.

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