Job Description:
SENIOR BUYER
Successful candidates will be responsible to procure high value
goods and services using the standard buying processes and new
technologies, and to resolve supplier conflicts to ensure reduction
of transaction costs and efficient and effective service delivery
to customers
Responsibilities
- Discuss with customer their requirements and criteria for goods
and/or services to be procured
- Put together a cross functional team to make the tender
selection
- Draw-up the tender documents for advertisement
- Compile the bid evaluation and comparative matrix and ensure
all documentation is in order for the cross functional team
meeting
- Lead cfEt teams in adjudication so that the best possible
supplier is selected for costs savings, on time delivery and
processed according to the PPM rules
- Produce the précis document and ensure it contains all relevant
signatures
- Verify vendor bbbee status and gain sign off from the required
signatories
- Prepare acquisition council documentation according to the
acquisition council secretariat criteria
- Assist in the negotiations with suppliers and drawing up
contracts that ensures the best price and quality
- Process the contract, purchase order on the system
- Verify , check and release purchase orders in line with
approved thresholds
- set up the contract in sap/CLM
- verify, check and release purchase orders according authorized
doa
- run and follow-up on specified P2P exception reports
- conduct audit checks to ensure that the internal controls are
been followed
- track and monitor the po report to ensure that purchase orders
are released on time
- track and monitor open order reports to ensure open orders are
expedited by the relevant administrator
- identify commodities which need suppliers to be placed on the
preferred supplier list
- issue open tenders
- get vendors registered to be placed on the preferred supplier
list
- make customers aware of the preferred supplier list
- monitor that suppliers on the preferred supplier list are used
to issue tenders for goods and services to be procured
- monitor and feedback on supplier performance
Requirements
- Grade 12 and Post Qualification diploma / certificate in
purchasing preferable
- Extensive knowledge of Supply Chain business processes
- Good working knowledge of SAP MM
- Understanding of control reports, deviation, analysis and
management reporting preferable
- Purchasing management principles and optimization
techniques
- Contract negotiations and contract requirements
To apply for this challenging position, please submit your
comprehensive CV inclusive of your current salary package, notice
period, 4employment references, additional information to
supplement your application for attention: Mr Bashimane Morake,
email: bashimane@outgrow.co.za
Note that shortlisted candidates will be subjected to reference
checking, various integrity verifications, personal data and
security clearance as part of the selection process. Preference
will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.
Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates
only