Purchasing Assistant Manager

6 days ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Signa Opportunity Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and results-driven Procurement Administrator to join our team at Signa Opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assist in ensuring seamless compliance with work rules, standards, and methods to maintain high-quality performance.
  • Identify opportunities to minimize waste and optimize processes.
  • Provide insightful feedback on cost-saving initiatives within your area of control.
  • Collect and verify accurate information, capturing data efficiently.

You will be responsible for maintaining accurate records, filing documents, and performing minute-taking duties as required by management.

Operational Excellence / Service Delivery
  • Timely execution of all orders is essential to meeting required deadlines.
Purchase Order Maintenance
  • Regularly review and follow up on overdue orders while proactively expediting purchase orders.
  • Taking minutes during meetings as required by management and distributing them promptly.
  • Preparing and submitting Credit Application forms for vendors and conducting comparative analyses.
  • Ensuring adherence to the Procurement Policy at all times.
Strategic Initiatives / Projects
  • Developing and implementing strategic plans for special projects as needed.
Stakeholder Relations
  • Fostering strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization and externally at all levels and cross-functionally.
  • Establishing and maintaining open communication channels with all relevant stakeholders/suppliers.
  • Collaborating with external service providers regarding office needs.
  • Adhering to health and safety standards, disciplinary and behavioral rules, and procedures.
Requirements:
  • Must be a South African unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
  • Must not have participated in the programme before.
  • Grade 12 qualification.
  • National Certificate: Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (advantageous).
  • Effectively managing time and meeting deadlines.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.
  • Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
  • Proactive and self-directed.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient in MS Office.
  • Physically fit to work in the specific environment.

Please note that consideration of your application will be unsuccessful if you do not hear from the Signa Opportunity team within two weeks after submitting your application.


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