Buyer, Img

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, South Africa Ford Motor Company Full time

**Soft Skills**
- Focus, Excellence and Collaboration
- Time Management and Teamwork
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills to effectively discharge job duties.
- Full understanding of commodity fundamentals, which influence product cost, piece price, quality, performance, and capacity.
- Well-developed business acumen and finance knowledge to ensure that accurate sourcing decisions are made.
- Ability to manage change and conflict. Resilience and Adaptability
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills including good communication skills.
- Good Interpersonal Communication and Business Etiquette, Strong verbal, and written communication skills
- Good presentation and computer skills

**Risk and Relationships**
- Proactive Risk Management
- Effective Supplier Account Management
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Industry and Market Trends
- Project Management
- National Diploma or Degree in Purchasing/Engineering/B. Com./Commercial
- Minimum 2 years working experience in relevant disciplines and previous automotive purchasing experience would be a distinct advantage.

**Quality**
- Q1 Process and Key drivers for Q1 attainment
- Supplier Site Assessment
- Materials Management Operating Guidelines (MMOG)
- Parts Per Million (PPM)
- Understanding of the Warranty Process, Recovery Mechanism
- Waste Elimination

**Cost**
- Financial Accounting and Management
- Cost Estimating
- Benchmarking
- Policies, Regional Incentives, EUFTA
- Commodity Costing
- Basic 8 bin analysis
- End to End Cost Attach, (BBB) Bill of Process/Bill of Design/Bill of Material, Lean Manufacturing Process (GEMBA)
- Material Utilization Development (MUD Process)
- Running a Business Case (BC) - Time Adjusted Rate of Return (TARR), Return on Investment (ROI) Calculations

**Delivery**
- Negotiation, Leveraging (Scale, Scope)
- Tools and systems for Supply chain Management
- Value Stream Map
- Supplier manufacturing Process
- Supplier Profile (Sales split and technology)
- Waste Elimination (Six Sigma, Green Belt Projects)

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