Junior Buyer

Our client is a turnkey SMPP contractor producing world-class steel products, servicing the mining and industrial sectors. Proudly 51% Black-owned and 30.6% Black-women-owned.

**Location: Spartan, Kempton Park**

**How role contributes to the purpose of the business**
Buyer would contribute to the purpose of the business by:
1. Ensuring that all work is: On Time, In Full, Always Safely

**Top three outcomes of role**
1. Procurement at the Right TIME and Right PRICE (ON TIME)

2. Procurement at the Right QUALITY and Right QUANTITY (IN FULL)

3. Safety targets are achieved (ALWAYS SAFELY)

**Junior Buyer - Position Details**
**Assisting with Consumable Buying**

**Suppliers**

Improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make savings.

**Purchase Orders**

Prepare and raise purchase orders in STRUMIS ensuring all information required is completed

**Ensure On Time Delivery**

Expedite open purchase orders utilizing the Strumis outstanding orders report

On time and in full delivery from suppliers

**Communication time lags**

Communication of procurement timing with the Procurement Manager

Ensuring products are purchased at the right time, to specification and at a good price

Ensure procurement is from the best price and most reliable approved suppliers & BBBEE contributors

Completion of purchase orders indicating Supplier, Delivery Address, Delivery Date, Quote Number, Quantity Rate, Vat and Cost Code per line Item.

Supplier to deliver before the date committed in purchase order

Receipting of Purchase Orders within 24 hours of delivery.

Upon being aware of a supplier problems, notify Procurement Manager by close of business

Proactive actions taken to mitigate possible delays and price increases.

**Assisting with Monthly PPE and Beverage Packs**

Monthly PPE and Beverage items are ordered are on time with expected timeframes

1 month of packs are ready made up packs are in the storeroom to avoid late issuing

Packs to be issued by the first 2 working days of the month of the month with 0% deviation

**Assisting with Stationery and Office Beverages**

Monthly Stationery and Beverage items are ordered are on time with expected timeframes

Ensure procurement is from the best price and most reliable approved suppliers & BBBEE contributors

Ordered once a month by the 7th and signed off prior to ordering by the procurement manager.

**Assisting with Creditors Function**

Matching of invoices and delivery notes to purchase orders.

Submission of all documentation to the CNC/Procurement Manager for checking.

Full and final submission to the Bookkeeper on the 12th of every month with zero exceptions

**Assisting with Hogarths Procurement Function**

Sourcing and Procurement of goods for Hogarth’s

Coordinate all required information for the preparation of procurement within 24 hours

**Assisting Buyers**

Sourcing of Bought Outs Items

Submission of 3 quotes

Completion of purchase orders indicating Supplier, Delivery Address, Delivery Date, Quote Number, Quantity Rate, Vat and Cost Code per line Item.

**BBBEE**

Procurement to achieve best score on Enterprise and Supplier development element of scorecard

Making use of supplier which are QSE, EME, 51% black owned / black female owned, unless approved

**STRUMIS Implementation**

Drive the implementation to STRUMIS in all aspects of procurement environment.

Use STRUMIS for all procurement ordering.

Use of STRUMIS in every aspect of procurement, eliminating any secondary parallel systems - with zero exceptions

**Full delivery of Projects**

Ensuring each area is 100% procured, accounted for and jobs are closed out and before the due dates.

100% of items are accounted for before the due dates.

Avoiding Emergency purchases.

**Quality Assurance**

In conjunction with Quality Manager ensure the Procurement team is working to ISO 9001:2015 procedures

Changes to welding consumables need to be approved by Quality Manager

95% internal audit score

100% of changes need to be approved

**Communication & Meetings**

Lead / Contribute to required meetings at the required frequency
- (P) Department meetings - Bi-Weekly

Meetings set up and meeting times kept. Meetings are not to be skipped.

Preparation for meetings is essential

Meetings to have outcomes that are actionable

**Assisting with Vehicles**

**Mobile / Overhead Cranes**

Assisting with keeping Mobile / Overhead Cranes files up to date with all service history load testing/ Services / repairs docs

Ensure that Mobile Crane services are up to date.

Ensure that company vehicles services are up to date.

Register to be updated by the 30th of every month

Servicing is done within 1000km of due mileage or 1 week before due date

**Forklifts**

Assisting with keeping Forklift files up to date with all service history load testing/ Services / repairs docs

Register to be updated by the 30th of every month

**Trucks**

Assisting with keeping Truck files up to date with a