Procurement/Purchasing Clerk

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa RPO Recruitment Full time

RPO Recruitment's client is a Chemical company based in the Western Cape, which is urgently seeking an experienced Procurement/ Purchasing Clerk in Cape Town.

Responsibilities:

  • Continuously analyse production needs and plan procurement of materials accordingly
  • Analysing buy out report and items required per depot, place orders and manage stock accordingly
  • Ensure buy-outs safety stock is updated monthly
  • Ensure sufficient procurement of raw material, packaging and labelling to meet production needs
  • Continuously evaluate quality of suppliers and raw materials
  • Regular liaison with suppliers, building and maintaining relationship price negotiations and supplier evaluations throughout the year
  • Ordering of all buyout items
  • Quarterly analysis of imported perfume requirements and procuring stock accordingly
  • Every 2 months, place an order Oxone
  • Oxone must be ordered quarterly or when required (Ensure sufficient stock before next shipment arrives)
  • Attend to and resolve queries with suppliers on outstanding documentation, price queries, and stock shortages
  • Procuring, managing, and controlling of all PPE clothing
  • Sourcing of new packaging and raw materials as and when required
  • Purchasing of equipment, dosing equipment and items needed for the sales department for installations at new customers
  • Manage and control the returnable containers from suppliers to ensure fast turnaround times
  • Booking in all stock items that get delivered into the depots
  • Responsible for tracking of raw material totals by vendor / supplier
  • Responsible for tracking the quality of raw materials by load, vendor, and ship form
  • All buy out items correctly allocated and delivered to various depots
  • SLA's must be updated and renewed every 3 years
  • Ensure all documents for imported products and shipping agents' requirements to clearing of containers is in order and correct
  • Updating the buyout prices on the Buyout price list and send it through to Sales for updating on Navision monthly
  • Controlling of PPE
  • Capturing of STN's between Production, National and CT warehouse, daily, for stock transfers between the various entities
  • Update spreadsheet for the movement on the top raw materials monthly
  • Follow up on payments for suppliers on COD accounts
  • Manage and control the issue of monthly staff packs


Requirements:

  • At least 5 years working experience in a chemical manufacturing environment or similar industry, responsible for procurement or raw materials and buy out items, according to production plan
  • Computer literate / knowledge of Navision / Syspro / Accpac and or other related ERP or MRP systems, is essential
  • Excellent understanding of MS Office / and advance skills in Excel
  • Ability to do self- study and research to develop both technical and soft skills
  • Tertiary qualification in procurement and or purchasing will be a requirement

Benefits:
  • Salary: R250K/yr - R350K/yr, salary negotiable
  • Training and Development
  • Family Leave

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by either filling in the online application form or emailing your CV to RPO Recruitment at [email protected]

Alternatively, you are also welcome to contact either Shannon Thomson or Jamie-lee McCallum on LinkedIn or call them on

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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