Buyer

**About the Buyer role**:
We are hiring a Buyer to be based at our **Richmond Park **offices in **Cape Town**. The Buyer is responsible for the administrative process of the procurement of goods and services, from order placement to fulfilment ensuring that the orders meet the scheduled timelines.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Prepare and/or review purchase requisitions/ orders as required
- Source price quotations and prepare purchase requisitions / orders
- Process purchase requisitions/ orders within purchasing authority (Local and International)
- Match purchase requisitions/ orders with shipment
- Verify billed amount with goods received and forward invoices to accounts for payment processing
- Expedite and follow up with suppliers to schedule deliveries, resolve material, value discrepancy, and outstanding and overdue delivery of orders, warranty claims, repairs and damage, and return of materials
- Daily follow up with Suppliers on outstanding orders
- Check all costs from Suppliers/ Clearing Agent/ Road, Air and Sea freight
- Process local receipts/ debit notes/ international receipts
- Administration, filing etc
- Arrange deliveries via Courier/ Air/ Sea
- Follow up on shipments - Courier/ Air/ Sea
- Handle queries
- Ensure local Suppliers have BEE certificates
- Maintaining good relationships with Suppliers and Clients

**Qualifications, Skills & Experience**

Required:

- Matric/NQF4 equivalent certificate
- Relevant Logistics/Supply Chain/Business Administration Qualification or 3-5 yrs of relevant experience
- Minimum of 3-5 yrs experience in procurement/logistics imports & exports within a warehousing environment
- Sound knowledge and understanding of the principles of imports/exports, accounting procedures and purchasing processes
- Incoterms knowledge and experience
- Experience in Exports & Exports
- Experience in Windows-based ERP system

Beneficial:

- NetSuite working knowledge.; and/or
- Other relevant diplomas (e.g., imports)
- An ability to traverse various workspaces easily with comfort in the world of logistics
- Experience as a Procurement Clerk within FMCG

**Key personal attributes**:

- Computer literacy - highly Computer literate and comfortable with basic technical aspects of common operating systems with Microsoft Office general excellence
- Competent Professional business written and verbal communications skills. The ability to express yourself clearly and effectively within the company.
- An ability to provide excellent customer service - Service focus by responding to internal customers' needs by doing it right the first time.
- Excellent time management, organizational, and follow-through skills.
- Disciplined Approach by being Punctual, Strong Attendance Record, getting back to customers, suppliers, and internal staff, and returning calls.
- Attention to detail while maintaining the ability to see the implications for the bigger picture
- An ability to respond quickly and accurately to requests
- A creative outlook with a problem-solving attitude.
- Self-motivated - Meet and exceed all that is required of you in your job.

**About Rubicon Group**:
Rubicon Group is a young, dynamic, and high-growth company operating in exciting markets. We are looking for smart, hard-working people with integrity to join us. One of our goals is to continually improve our business, and to that end, we are seeking people who enjoy a challenge, are keen to learn, take ownership, think critically, and provide new solutions on where we can improve. We offer a great work environment, market-related remuneration packages, and an opportunity to develop personally and within a team.

Rubicon Group is dedicated to advancing transformative technologies in emerging markets.

Our focus areas are sustainable technology, encompassing renewable energy and storage, e-mobility, intelligent lighting, and building management as well as industrial technology, comprising advanced factory automation, connectivity, and robotics.