Buyer (FMCG)

4 days ago

Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa Boardroom Appointments Full time R40 000 - R60 000 per year


Job Purpose:

To examine and analyse Group spend; Assist with Group Purchasing (Stationery & PPE)

Minimum requirements

  • Grade 12
  • Tertiary Qualification Advantageous.
  • Own transport & Drivers license

Job responsibilities

  • Comprehensively examine all spend on a daily basis - collecting, categorizing, and analysing the expenditure.
  • Analyse spend recoverable from customers, ensuring reports from BUs are maintained by them and updated with reasons and / or billing information
  • Prevent and potentially decrease unnecessary spending, ensuring policies are followed.
  • Ensure that purchase approval always transpires before the expense transpires.
  • Check invoice irregularities.
  • Query possible duplications.
  • Recognize & report possible overcharges.
  • Research and evaluate areas of opportunity to propose alternatives where savings may be achieved.
  • Special Projects when required.
  • Conducting supplier reviews and negotiating prices.
  • Obtaining quotes from suppliers.
  • Benchmarking prices for approval.
  • Arrange orders to be loaded and send to suppliers.
  • Follow up on supply & delivery from suppliers.
  • Status updates on internal order requests

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