Buyer

The Buyer will be responsible for selecting and purchasing quality products for the Business. Your responsibilities amongst others will include processing purchase orders, negotiating with suppliers, tracking orders, creating and maintaining an inventory, quality assurance and liaising with inventory teams and management. The buyer will work with staff across departments to forecast the needs of the business and make purchase decisions base on demand.

The Buyer should be analytically minded and posses excellent negotiating skills to secure the best prices according to budget with a knowledge of sales and marketing principles is advantageous and being responsible for the high value high risk items.

Key Responsibilities

• Procure critical goods (high value, high risk) in line with the company's procurement policy and procedures.
• Analyse product and vendor spend reports to ensure that procurement is optimized from buying the right goods from the right suppliers
• Liaise constantly with production planners and demand planners to ensure Production plan and supply plan is aligned.
• Ensure that all requests from internal customers are priced, completed and returned to originator for approval.
• Comparative pricing is made on all purchases based on TCO.
• Negotiate delivery options and alternatives.
• Do Follow ups to ensure that orders are received on time and production is not impacted negatively.
• Maintain orders at month end mark for completion when fully delivered or when replaced or when replacement orders are in place.
• Identify reputable suppliers to minimize supply risk.
• Negotiate payment terms in line with FW financial requirements.
• Price increases tracked and negotiated prior to increase date.
• Report savings achieved based on TCO.
• Vendor evaluations performed on high spend vendors.
• Maintain material master data and ensure replenishment cycles are accurate for all critical items.
• Build relationships with suppliers and negotiate with them for the best pricing.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in relevant field or similar
• At least 3 years experience in a fast paced environment (Energy Sector advantageous)
• Procurement certification would be advantageous e.g. CIPS / SAPICS etc
• ERPS System experience (SAP / Oracle Net Suite / Net Stock)
• Advanced Excel
• No Criminal Record

Beneficial Requirements

• Professional with excellent work standard and ethics.
• Ability to function under pressure, multitask, prioritize and to solve problems.
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Ability to take initiative.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills on all levels; fully conversant in English.
• Must be a team player.
• Ability to handle pressure.
• Can communicate within the team and contribute to the overall success of the team.