Buyer (Pa 1184)

**Position**

**Buyer (PA 1184) - Kariega, Eastern Cape**

Type: Permanent

**Our client**

South African subsidiary of German automotive manufacturing company.

**Type of Position**:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified & experienced employees to fill the above vacancy in Purchasing - Metallic Department.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- The identification and development of local and import parts and tooling in order to meet project requirements.
- Establish benchmark pricing and perform value analysis to ensure competitiveness.
- Conduct quotes and sourcing activities via various purchasing systems and prepare and present recommendations for managerial decision-making purposes.
- Seek and develop new supply sources, nationally and internationally.
- Negotiate supplier price adjustments.
- Negotiate and maintain commercial contracts with suppliers.
- Perform capacity planning to ensure supplier tooling and facilities can adequately support the company production requirements.
- Incorporate engineering changes or quality improvements into existing components.
- Identify local sources of supply for potential export components to the company.
- Prime project management accountability for ensuring components are approved by Engineering or Quality and introduced into production or exported.

**Education and Experience**:

- Have a minimum of 3 years purchasing experience in the automotive or supplier industry.
- Experience with Production Components would be an added advantage.

**Skills, Attributes, and other requirements**:

- Possess negotiation and problem solving skills.
- Have the ability to communicate across all levels within the Company (oral and written).
- Have good presentation skills.
- Demonstrate above average computer literacy, especially MS Office package.
- Have a good understanding of financial analysis and costing ability.
- Have business management and project management skills.
- Have customer interface and conflict management skills.
- Be self-motivated and driven.
- German language proficiency will be highly advantageous

**Salary**: R9,947.90 - R35,023.54 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kariega, Eastern Cape: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)