Buyer

6 months ago

Pinetown, South Africa Zungu Civils Full time

Responsibilities:
**Key Responsibilities**:
**1. **Purchase goods, materials, components in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.

**2. **Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.

**3. **Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation.

**4. **Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities.

**5. **Updates as and when required for management.

**6. **Work closely with others in the procurement function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements.

**7. **Negotiate prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.

**8. **Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules.

**9. **Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues.

**10. **Maintain schedules of stock/ stores inventory.

**11. **Follow-up on EFT payments to suppliers.

**12. **Maintain open communication to all requestees of goods and services.

**13. **Manage and plan the procurement driver and vehicle.

**14. **Consolidate part collection and drop offs/ minimise unnecessary trips.

**15. **Adopt “correct” part collected “one time” mentality.

**Experience**:

- 5 years+ experience as a Buyer in logistics, plant hire.
- Proven experience as a Buyer or in a similar procurement role
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to secure favorable terms and pricing from suppliers
- Knowledge of parts and spares for trucks and machinery

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: R21 842,09 - R46 309,44 per year

Ability to Commute:

- Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal 3610 (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal 3610: Relocate before starting work (required)

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