Buyer 2 at Bell Equipment

DUTIES:

• Analyze and convert SAP MRP proposals within set time frame to Purchase Orders with main focus on customer service and inventory health.
• Action daily MRP messages to meet Business objectives.
• Interact across various Teams and Suppliers to solve supply constraints and Customer backorders.
• Track and trace Purchase orders / shipments to ensure orderbook alignment and shipments arrive on time.
• Maintain Vendor Master and Material Master data.
• Liaise across a broad spectrum of Internal Customers.
• Establish and maintain excellent business relationships with National and international Suppliers as well as Freight, Clearing and Forwarding agents
• Manage and Improve Supplier performance through active engagement and measurements (Submision of Vendor schedules, Forecasts, Supplier performance on stock turns, excess stock, on-time deliveries, parts availability, annual stock returns and aligning orderbooks monthly as per MRP requirement and Supplier feedback.)
• Manage inventory stock levels efficiently & effectively as per stocking policies as mandated by Management (excess inventory, stock turns, fill rate, availability)
• Negotiate on annual stock returns to Suppliers and manage the process until credit received.
• Raise claims against Suppliers and obtain credits within agreed time frame for damaged stock, shortages and overshipments.
• Monitor & manage own performance
• Reduce risk and cost (lead time reduction, airfreight reduction, healthy inventory, delinquent suppliers etc)
• Assist team members where required to achieve department KPI's
• Effectively resolve queries timeously

REQUIREMENTS:

• NQF 4, studying towards NQF 6 in Industrial Engineering; or Supply Chain- / Financial- / Business Management.
• Microsoft office package (pivot tables, v-look up, spread sheets, graphs), 
• Minimum 3 years of purchasing experience in the Automotive / Earthmoving or similar environment, with a minimum of 2 years dealing with large and complex Suppliers.
• Minimum 2 years Excel experience (pivot tables, v-look up, spread sheets, graphs), BI-Reports.
• Minimum 2 years experience in International freight, forwarding processes, legal requirements and compliance.
• Practical knowledge and understanding of SAP MRP, Forecasting, Inventory Management, Master data maintenance, SAP warehouse transactions.
• Strong business sense.
• Strong negotiating and persuasion skills.
• Excellent in building and maintaining relationships with excellent communication skills at all levels with a good command in English.
• Must be able to meet deadlines and have a sense of urgency.
• Proven problem solving ability with accurate numerological skills.
• Must be able to work independently in a highly pressurised and fast paced environment.