Buyer at MPC Recruitment

About the job

Our client in the Automotive industry is seeking to employ a Buyer to join their company.

Duties include:

• 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 the company production requirements.
• Incorporate engineering changes or quality improvements into existing components.
• Identify local sources of supply for potential export components to the company group.
• Prime project management accountability for ensuring components are approved by Engineering or Quality and introduced into production or exported.

Minimum Requirements:

• Have a recognized university Degree / Diploma in the following disciplines – Purchasing, Logistics, Commerce, Finance, Business Management.
• Have a minimum of 3 years Commodity Purchasing experience in the automotive or supplier industry.
• Experience with Exterior / Powertrain Commodities would be an added advantage.
• Have a good understanding of MIDP, APDP and NIPP principles.