Buyer
Hulamin
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Contract type: Full time
- Effectively conduct procurement activities (such as requests for quotes, proposals, or supplier negotiations) to secure supply in accordance with the company policies and procedures.
- Ensure that conducting procurement activities is executed at the lowest total cost and minimal or no risk to the business.
- Manage a portfolio of spend commodities assigned to you.
- Become a Purchasing representative of a number of departments within the organisation.
- Create and process orders on the Maximo system, based on purchase requisitions received from the business.
- Create and release monthly-contracted-services orders.
- Ensure best value for money is obtained in conjunction with the achievement of BBBEE objectives.
- A bachelor’s degree in Purchasing / Supply Chain / Commerce is highly recommended.
- At least one year of procurement experience.
- Experience with issuing and evaluating tender enquiries, fact-based negotiations, and analytical capabilities would be an advantage.
- Computer literate with knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products and purchase-to-pay transactions system.
- ERP Knowledge and experience with the Maximo system would be an added advantage.