Procurement Officer (Saldanha)
Job Description
Purpose:
To buy goods and services in support of the operation activities of the Maintenance Department.
Minimum Requirements / Qualifications
- Diploma/Degree in Purchasing Management
- Exposure to international procurement terms and conditions
- Technical qualification will be advantageous
- At least 5 years experience in buyer capacity in related industry
- Strong knowledge of applicable commercial legislation
- Strong technical understanding and Supplier evaluation experience
- Excellent analytic abilities
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Strong problem-solving and administrative skills
- Strong conflict management skills and good decision-making skills
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Computer literacy – MS Office(within a high proficiency in MS Excel)
- Able to work unsupervised and show initiative in understanding the decision-making process
- Able to deal with all levels of management and suppliers
- Able to manage conflict and competing demands
- Able to compile reports and presentations
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Converting of orders in compliance with purchasing procedures
- Investigate and action account queries promptly
- Investigate supplier problems, solving of queries and take appropriate action and follow up to ensure no similar problems are experienced
- Maintain good interpersonal relations with supplier, thus gaining the best possible service from them
- Follow-up on outstanding orders-system maintenance
- Follow up on orders received but not invoiced- system maintenance
- Select and source from suppliers in line with preferential procurement targets
- Evaluate and select potential suppliers to improve the BBBEE score
- Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures applicable on Procurement
- Be fully conversant with current market prices of all items required
- Be able to do market evaluation
- Negotiate discounts and settlement discounts
- Continuedly review commodities and suppliers to ensure that the best possible agreements are in operation and savings reported
- Reporting on procedure compliance and non-compliance as well as supplier engagement i.t.o service and savings
- Adhere to Procurement Procedures and Policy documents
- Draw up and submission of monthly reports