Position: Senior Buyer

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng

Reports to: National Supply Chain Manager

Communication Departments: Sales, Production, Warehouse, Receiving and Finance

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Matric
• Degree/Diploma in Supply Chain Management or Procurement Qualification
• Min 5 to 10 years’ experience in FMCG Procurement
• Driver’s license 

Skills:

• Negotiation
• Customer Orientation
• Excellence Orientation
• Insight
• Listening potential
• Innovation
• Adaptability
• Advanced Calculations
• Advanced Reading Comprehension

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
• Maintain and update all procurement registers.
• Be responsible for all imports and sourcing alternate sources of supplies on a continuous basis.
• Be responsible for all import costings, outstanding order schedule maintenance and updating and follow up on all shipments.
• Be responsible to customs clear all imports under the correct tariff headings.
• Be responsible for updating all formulas and calculations.
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible
• Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required
• Develop creative and innovative procurement processes
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
• Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
• Explore alternate sources for goods and materials
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organizational targets and requirements
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers
• On time responses to internal and external communication to all role places, e.g. sales regarding price increases, strategies, overstocks and all relevant information and finance regarding claims and queries.
• Assist New Product Development department with sourcing new materials and projects.
• Manage stock levels and stock integrity and external warehouses.
• Co-ordinate special projects from inception to completion.
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues

Our client in the FMCG food industry is looking for an experienced Senior Buyer. Our ideal candidate would have extensive experience with sourcing and ordering of products, purchasing of goods, materials and services to ensure that the companies operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality, delivery and the maintenance of efficient supply.