Buyer

Our client in the Mining Industry is looking for a Buyer to join their team in Johannesburg.

**DESCRIPTION**
Under nominal supervision, places purchase orders with approved vendors, or sources new vendors, if necessary, for materials, machinery, equipment, tools, parts, and a full spectrum of other supplies or services at assigned site.

**Position Type/Expected Hours of Work**
**This is a 1 year contract position, with the possibility to be renewed ,Monday through Friday. Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.**

**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.
- **Five (5) years** of purchasing and supply chain experience.
- **Fluent in English and Afrikaans 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 photocopier.
- 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 sound 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.

**BUYER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**
- **Procurement Strategy and Planning**: Assist with strategic, procurement planning and objectives for efficiency and cost optimization.
- **Policies and Procedures**: Adherence to procurement policies, processes, standard operating procedures (SOP’s) 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 vendor administrator until legal supplier onboarding process are completed. This will include interviews with vendors to obtain information concerning product/service, price, availability, and delivery dates.
- **Supplier meetings**: Attend supplier meetings at company location 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 the company
- ** End User Requirements**; Assistin unique quote or goods requirements of the company end users and providing of feedback on progress. Attending of meetings or via telecon with the business departments if and when required.
- ** Inventory Control /Warehouse Requirements**:Assist in inventory requirements for quotes for onsite or offsite suppliers for weekly planned PO’s. Assisting with warehouse of incorrect goods delivered and follow up with suppliers. Discusses defects with quality control/inspection personnel to determine source of defect and initiates corrective action. This will include assistance when goods are delivered incorrectly at the mine-sites warehouse.
- **Quality**: Avoid procurement discrepancies and assist Procurement Manager to detect discrepancies
and implement corrective actions.
- **Purchase Requests**: Review assigned requisitions in assigned T Group for goods (stock and direct purchases) and Projects as determined by the company. 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 from vendors and recommends or enters into contracts within limits of delegated authority.
- **Ontime Purchase Order P