Category Buyer
5 months ago
**Pays**
Afrique du Sud
**Lieu**
South Africa
**Lieu de travail**
JOHANNESBURG-BIERMANN AV(ZAF)
**Société employeur**
TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa (Pty) Ltd
**Domaine**
Achats, Finance
**Type de contrat**
CDI
**Expérience**
Moins de 3 ans
Ideally as a Category Buyer, you will possess the following:
Qualification: Bachelor's Degree preferably within Business or Engineering.+ CIPS qualification
Experience: procurement experience; strategic sourcing an added advantage
Tools: Excellent knowledge of Microsoft and relevant IT tools. Ideally previous experience in ERP Systems, preferably SAP
**Activités**
As a Category Buyer, you will be responsible for the following activities:
HSSE:
- To effectively manage and minimise HSE risk within area of responsibility by ensuring:
- Compliance with all HSE Policies, rules, guideline and legal requirements
- Promotion of safe working environment and positively contributing to the company HSE KPIs and risk reduction strategies
- That HSE competency requirements are identified & enforced within area of responsibility
ADMINISTRATION:
- The role largely plays an administrative role to support Category Managers in the execution of their category deliverables
- To create the purchase orders on SAP and release PR on My eProc as per the requisitions submitted by various departments for TMSA and NBE affiliates
- Releasing of PR’s entails checking that correct purchasing processes were followed, against valid supplier contract and correct rates, valid Due Diligence in place (DD)
- To track daily that all PRs are approved within the set SLA - provide report to Category Manager
- To follow up on all queries by business and resolve all queries and issues relating to purchase orders; pricing; vendors, material numbers; etc
- To assist Category Specialists with loading of contracts and catalogues on AGORA / SAP / My eProc
- To assist to in ensuring TMSA procurement targets are met including affirmative procurement objectives; savings etc
- To assist the Category Manager with all reporting requirements including tracking of purchasing department KPI’s
- Master Data management - upload of new vendors; manage change of vendor information and communicate with the Vendors and internal customers
STRATEGIC SOURCING:
- Provide support to category manager/specialist (market analysis; spend analysis and other internal/external data)
- To support Category Specialists and Category Managers in developing purchasing plans
- Conduct RFQ/EPP etc for all low value requests (below R500K), or as requested by Category Manager from time to time
- To negotiate pricing with suppliers where there is no contract - To negotiate savings for all tactical purchases and ensure savings are loaded on Agora
- To collect data on internal factors such as spend and customer requirement analysis
- To collect data on external factors such as market analysis - industry and market dynamics, and products/services trends including supplier financials and capabilities (products / services, quality levels), cost models; using available and defined sources of information + market reports, internet sources
- To assist in the development of Request for information (RFI) or Supplier One-on-One Questionnaires to collect supplier information
- To prepare fact-based negotiation package which supports Category managers/specialist in the negotiation process
GOVERNANCE:
- To collect and consolidate data on contract compliance and assist category managers in introducing appropriate measures to increase compliance.'
- Monitor and analyse delegated spend purchases and inform Category Manager of non-compliances
- To ensure that business buys off the Global + Local contracts and reports non-adherence
- To adhere to all TMSA Purchasing policies and procedures - To ensure use of correct TGP and TSA contract template and other templates where applicable
- To assist to in ensuring TSA’s affirmative procurement objectives are achieved by obtaining latest B-BBEE certifications from suppliers
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT:
- To assist in any communication with the Vendors and internal customers
- To follow up with Vendors after issuing orders in order to eliminate the discrepancy between goods & services ordered and those supplied
- Assist in the supplier performance management as and when required
**Contexte et environnement**
This role is a shared resource between two categories and can stand in for other Buyers as well - so managing priorities is key. You will manage tactical projects with low-medium complexity and accuracy of report. Compliance to Group and Local Procurement Policies/Directives and standards to minimise risk and cost exposure.
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TotalEnergies is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants that meet the specified criteria will receive consideration for employment without discriminating unfairly on any arbitrary ground, including but not limited to race, gender, sex, ethnic or social origi
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