Senior Buyer

**Job requirements**:

- Extensive negotiation skills
- **VESSEL ELECTRONICS KNOWLEDGE IS A MUST**:

- Good communication skills - verbal and written both internally and externally
- Management and leadership skills.
- Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
- Highly organized and detail oriented.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

**Job responsibilities**:

- Controlling the purchasing budget and promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
- Overseeing and managing and improving the company Pastel procurement & IT systems that track shipments, inventory, and the supply of goods.
- Preparing procurement reports and warehouse stock reports monthly.
- Develop and improve team performance across the functions of market and supplier analysis, the bid/proposal process, supplier evaluation criteria, negotiations, contracting, supplier performance management cross-functional teaming to ensure optimal supplier performance at lowest total cost of ownership
- Optimize workload distribution and strategic focus of the team by redistributing tactical activity to outsourced transactional provider
- Monitor and evaluate supplier performance, including supplier development and process/cost improvement, including driving process improvements across Supply Chain
- Management, training, and performance management of the entire procurement department team.
- Implement and revise where necessary a procurement organogram, including details job descriptions and KPI’s of all procurement team members.
- Collaborate and communicate with key stakeholders, cross-functional teams, as well as senior leadership
- Initiate supply diversity opportunities, pre - qualifying potential suppliers and including suppliers in bids
- Incorporate safety into daily work ethic, team leadership and buying decision process
- Developing procurement strategies and procedures that are inventive and cost-effective.
- Sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors.
- Negotiating with suppliers and vendors on cost, quality, lead time to secure advantageous terms.
- Reviewing existing contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure on-going feasibility.
- Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Managing the incoming stream of Requisitions.
- Ensure multiple appropriate quotations been obtained and circulate to the appropriate initiator for review and selection of Quality and price.
- Approving purchase orders, organizing, confirming delivery of goods and services, checking delivery notes on order volumes, Quality, and prices, screen the related invoices and make payment advice to Finance department.
- Performing risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.

**Specific Requirements/Additional information**
- Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration.
- Exceptional business acumen, with broad-based knowledge of sourcing, procurement, contracting and supplier management processes, technology, and systems
- Proven experience managing Procurement or Supply chain operations within Marine Mining environment.
- Experience using supply chain management software and tools, including **Pastel**, Ariba, and/or envision.
- In-depth knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms.
- **Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access and Sage Pastel). (MUST)**:

- **Job experience 15+ years’ experience (Managerial experience 7+ years’ experience in relevant (preferable MARINE, SHIPBUILDING or Offshore industry) areas of Procurement and general supply chain management**:

- Experience with integrated ERP business systems
- Job experience in mining industry - Experience with large mining projects
- **VESSEL ELECTRONICS EXPERIENCE IS A MUST**

**Please send an Updated CV, copy of ID and certificates when applying**

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

**Salary**: R1,000.00 - R1,001.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cape Town, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)