Commodity Buyer at Hulamin

Description

• Effectively conducting Purchase to Pay (P2P) activities (e.g. requests for quote (RFQ), proposals, supplier negotiations, etc.) to secure supply in accordance with Group Procurement policy and procedure, at the lowest total cost and risk to the business.
• Manage a portfolio of spend commodities assigned to you.
• Manage a number of internal departments as the Purchasing representative for those departments.
• Creating and processing orders in the Maximo system, based on purchase  requisitions received from the business.
• Leading the development and implementation of Sourcing Strategies and Supply Contracts for Commodity spend in line with the overall business objectives.
• Ensure best value for money is obtained in conjunction with the achievement of BBBEE objectives.
• Administrative functions aligned to fulfilment of the Requisition to Pay process.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Purchasing / Supply Chain / Commerce is highly recommended.
• Training in Purchasing (P2P) or Procurement (Sourcing) will be an advantage.
• Ideally having at least five years of Procurement or Purchasing experience, with some specific experience in commodity buying and contract implementation / management.
• Experience with issuing and evaluating tender (RFQ) enquiries, fact-based negotiation, and analytical capabilities would be an advantage.
• Good communication, inter-personal, influencing, dealing with conflict and criticism skills and aptitude (EQ).Strong negotiating and numerical skills.
• A high level of integrity, ethics and attention to detail.
• Computer literate with good knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products, and a purchase-to-pay transactional system. Knowledge and experience with Maximo, or best-of-breed Procurement systems e.g. Coupa, Ivalua, etc., would be an advantage.
• Experience with spend analysis in delivering value opportunities will be an advantage.

Closing Date: Friday, 12 March 2026