Temporary Buyer

Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Job Description


Plan, source, develop, introduce and maintain parts in order to achieve a commercially competitive advantage for the Group.Duties:

  • The identification and development of local and import parts and tooling in order to meet project requirements.
  • Establish benchmark pricing and perform value analysis to ensure competitiveness.
  • Conduct quotes and sourcing activities via various purchasing systems and prepare and present recommendations for managerial decision-making purposes.
  • Seek and develop new supply sources, nationally and internationally.
  • Negotiate supplier price adjustments.
  • Negotiate and maintain commercial contracts with suppliers.
  • Perform capacity planning to ensure supplier tooling and facilities can adequately support production requirements.
  • Incorporate engineering changes or quality improvements into existing components.
  • Identify local sources of supply for potential export components to the Group.
  • Prime project management accountability for ensuring components is approved by Engineering or Quality and introduced into production or exported.
Requirements:
  • Have a recognized university Diploma / Degree in the following disciplines
  • Purchasing, Logistics, Commerce, Finance, Business Management, Public Management or a technical qualification (Polymer, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Quality, Operations or Production Management).
  • Have a minimum of 3 years purchasing experience in the automotive or supplier industry.
Essentials:
  • Possess negotiation and problem-solving skills.
  • The ability to communicate across all levels within the Company (oral and written).
  • Have good presentation skills.
  • Above average computer literacy, especially SAP and MS Office package.
  • Have a good understanding of financial analysis and costing ability.
  • Have business management and project management skills.
  • Have customer interface and conflict management skills
  • Be self-motivated and driven.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1324295
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned