Buyer

**Required Skills and Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Admin, Accounting, Finance, and alternatively, an engineering degree with significant Commercial analysis experience.
- Excellent knowledge of supply chain management strategies and concepts.
- Knowledge of sources of supply, markets and price trends, and the various grades and qualities of a wide variety of materials, supplies, and equipment.
- Knowledge of purchasing rules, regulations, methods, forms purchase orders, and accounts payable processes.
- Ability to research and gather information related to vendors, contracts, equipment, and supplies.
- Ability to negotiate and administer contracts or supplier pricing agreements.
- Working knowledge of supply chain management strategies and concepts.
- Ten (10) years of purchasing and supply chain experience.
- Fluent in English both spoken and written
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Demonstrated negotiation skills. English
- Experience with a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Word, Excel PowerPoint, and Outlook, SAP.
- Ability to work with general office equipment such as a personal computer and keyboard, facsimile machines, and photocopiers.
- Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions; Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-directed, team player with good negotiation and demonstrated creative and innovative problem-solving skills (critical and evaluative thinking).
- Must be a self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Strong interpersonal capability and ability to work cross-functionally and across divisions.
- Team oriented.
- Creative and innovative.

**Physical Demands**
- Work is performed primarily in an office setting, and occasionally in an outdoor or plant environment.
- Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in an outdoor or plant environment, including a heart hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and other protective equipment as required.
- The company promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and ongoing random drug testing.

**Position Type/Expected Hours of Work**
- This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday. Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel International travel to the DRC may be required

**Responsibilities**:

- Procurement Strategy and Planning: Assisting TFM and Procurement manager (s) in strategic Procurement planning and objectives for efficiency and cost optimization.
- Policies and Procedures: Adherence to CMOC and TFM procurement policies, processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and assistance to monitor and execute compliance.
- Supplier Onboarding: Assessment of potential new suppliers if and when required or as when instructed by Procurement manager and to perform due diligence wrt supplier visits and manage onboarding with TFM vendor administrator until legal supplier onboarding process is completed. This will include interviews with vendors to obtain information concerning product/service, price, availability, and delivery dates.
- Supplier meetings: Attend supplier meetings at TFM or at the premises of suppliers if and when required to discuss pricing fluctuations and service delivery and any other supplier relationship management issues at hand (Late deliveries, over deliveries, incorrect deliveries, payment terms, etc.) The above will include commercial negotiations to limit risks for TFM.
- TFM End User Requirements; Assist in a unique quote or goods requirements of TFM end users and providing of feedback on progress. Attending meetings or via telecon with TFM departments if and when required.
- TFM Inventory Control /Warehouse Requirements: Assist in TFM inventory requirements for quotes for onsite or offsite suppliers for weekly planned POs. Assisting with a warehouse of incorrect goods delivered and following up with suppliers. Discusses defects with quality control/inspection personnel to determine the source of defect and initiates corrective action. This will include assistance when goods are delivered incorrectly at the TFM warehouse.
- Quality: Avoid procurement discrepancies and assist Procurement Manager to detect discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
- Purchase Requests: Review assigned requisitions in the assigned T Group for goods (stock and direct purchases) and Projects as determined by TFM. This may include emergency purchases.
- Request for Quote (RFQ): Procurement principles for the total management of the RFQ process wrt Price, quality, Leadtime, and availability to enable PO processing to the successful supplier. Also, reviews bid proposals