Senior Buyer

Job Description

Premier is a leading organization in the FMCG sector, committed to excellence and innovation. Our Operational Improvement team plays a crucial role in optimising the Premier Supply chain, ensuring cost-effective, timely, and high-quality product availability.

Job Purpose

To optimise the Premier Supply chain through the execution of strategic procurement processes in collaboration with our suppliers and internal customers to ensure cost-effective, timely, and high-quality product availability.

Job Objectives

• Actively negotiate and manage supplier contracts, ensuring optimal collaboration, reliability, and value delivery.
• Foster continuous improvement of supplier performance through ongoing management and monitoring in line with agreed SLA terms.
• Ensure high-quality raw materials/packaging materials by collaborating with Research and Development and Packaging Development to ensure correct specifications and sourcing in line with agreed requirements.
• Solicit competitive tenders, lead negotiations for price increases using open book costing methodologies and ensure favourable terms.
• Effectively execute projects by fostering and maintaining good cross-functional relationships with internal stakeholders, attending cross-functional Invocoms.
• Adhere to procurement and relevant policies, ensure alignment with BBBEE goals and regulatory standards, and adhere to all Food Safety requirements.
• Support healthy working capital by negotiating sustainable minimum order quantities and pricing, achieving cost savings, and optimising financial resources.
  
  

Qualification Requirements

• B. Com degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Cost Accounting (Essential)
  
  

Experience Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience as an FMCG Senior Buyer
• 5-7 years of experience in supplier relationships and negotiating contracts
• 5+ years of analytical experience, preferably in the FMCG sector
• 5+ years of experience in packaging procurement, including film packaging
• 1-2 years of product development project experience (Desirable)
  
  

Key Outputs

Knowledge

Job-Related Knowledge and Skills:

• Cost Management Modelling Principles (Intermediate)
• Buffer Management principles and procedures (Intermediate)
• Supplier performance and contract management principles (Intermediate)
• Inventory management principles and procedures (Intermediate)
• Negotiations management principles (Intermediate)
• Material run out models (Intermediate)
  
  

Skills

• Advanced Excel skills (Data manipulation, Pivots as required)
• Negotiation and contract management skills (Intermediate)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities (Intermediate)
• Cross-functional team working skills (Intermediate)
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills (Intermediate)
• ERP systems and procurement software experience (Basic)