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With offices in Africa, Australia, Canada, Peru and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure, and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.
ADP (a Lycopodium business) is recruiting suitably qualified, experienced and driven Buyers to join our growing team in Cape Town. Reporting to the Procurement & Logistics Manager, the Buyers will be responsible for purchasing, expediting, transport logistics, freight schedules, maintaining procedures and information reporting for allocated purchasing.
The tasks you’ll perform
- Perform all dealings with clients, suppliers, manufacturers and freight company personnel professionally, ethically and efficiently, to ensure the highest possible service levels.
- Communicate openly, professionally, ethically and efficiently at all times with all internal customers to ensure that the highest customer service level is achieved.
- Adhere to the various project specific and company procedures, work practices, plans, systems and protocols required to work efficiently and maintain a consistent approach and high standard of work.
- Responsible and accountable for all expediting functions as directed by the Procurement & Logistics Manager and/or Senior Buyer/Procurement Officer.
- Responsible and accountable for all logistics functions as directed by the Procurement & Logistics Manager and/or Senior Buyer/Procurement Officer.
- Ensure all assigned purchasing processes are followed strictly in accordance with documented and authorised company procedures.
The expertise you’ll bring
- Qualification in a purchasing discipline preferred.
- A minimum of 3 years’ proven experience in purchasing, expediting, transport and logistics disciplines, in mining, minerals, engineering, or construction industries.
- Projects experience with demonstrable procurement, purchasing, expediting, cost control and transport & logistics knowledge.
- South African Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- Cape Town based.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- High degree of professional ethics.
- A sound knowledge of international and local purchasing practices.
- A sound knowledge of international and local tendering and contract laws regulations and practices.
- A sound knowledge of international freight laws, regulations and practices together with domestic transporting practices and regulations.
- Demonstrated experience with computerised purchasing and logistics systems, and their operation and applications.
- Demonstrated ability and experience with Microsoft Office.
- Strong negotiating skills.
- Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail, organisational and time management skills, with the ability to own and prioritise
- Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision whilst consistently producing a high quality of deliverables, within budget and schedule constraints.
- Build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including clients, vendors and colleagues.
The benefits we'll provide
ADP/Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.
We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career.
That’s why we:
- Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
- Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
- Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.
We encourage and promote diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.
Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.
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