Buyer

Description

Build your Career with an Industry Leader

As the global leader of premium labels, MCC helps brands stand out in competitive markets and inspire positive consumer experiences. Backed by over a century of printing experience, MCC is focused on the future by developing consumer-driven innovations and sustainable packaging solutions. Working for our team, you can truly make a difference.

Purchase goods, materials and services to ensure the company operational needs are met, considering price, quality and delivery and ensure continuity of supply.

Responsibilities:

• Verify requisitions, convert approved requisitions into Purchase Orders and place order with supplier.
• Obtain three quotes for non-contract supply items
• Expedite Open Purchase orders.
• Select possible source/suppliers from approved suppliers list and secure prices, availability and delivery dates, Negotiate and Improve Supplier commercial terms.
• Process new vendor application.
• Load new material item numbers on Radius
• Procurement Admin (Scanning and filing of purchase orders, updating the Price List, Price Movements and market change.)
• Build and maintain Supplier relations
• Basic understanding of the legal and contractual aspects of dealing with suppliers (Supplier SLA)
• Carry out procurement duties efficiently and effectively and support the development and implementation of procurement processes designed to drive business objectives.
• Supplier Evaluation to improve BEE ratings
• Monitor supplier performance in respect of pricing
• Periodically check prices with other suppliers to ensure best prices are obtained
• Periodically liaise with vendors to ensure their capability to meet commitments
• Take remedial action where necessary to ensure suppliers deliver stock on time
• Maintenance of the preferred supplier list
• Update Material forecast plan
• Provide analysis on cost, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
• Procurement reporting (Update Project tracker and Procurement savings Register.
• Spend & Demand Analysis
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Relevant tertiary qualification advantageous
• Procurement / Buyer experience of at least 3-5 years needed
• Good understanding of freight forwarding and clearing
• Computer literate (MS Office, SAP)
  
  
  

Diversity & Inclusion:

Multi-Color is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. If you need assistance or an accommodation in applying, please contact our Human Resources Department at [email protected].