Estimator (Senior Technical Buyer) - Vedanta Gamsberg at TAU Mining (Pty) Ltd.

Job purpose: 

• Execute purchasing transactions for the off-site or on-site repair of equipment, allowing repairs to be completed in a timely and cost-effective way, meeting agreed technical requirements and service levels.

Key performance areas:

General

•  Facilitate the processing of procurement RFQ’s and Purchase Orders.
•  Issue repair estimate instructions to suppliers.
•  Compile necessary documentation to remove item to be repaired from site.
•  Evaluate repair estimate and consult with maintenance teams to agree if items should be repaired.
•  Convert approved repair estimate to Repair orders in the transactional purchasing system.
•  Support and provide guidance to maintain records of rotable item condition, maintenance history, and warranty information.
•  Ensure that procurement and contracting are performing within the Supply Chain Management policy and guidelines.
•  Formulate supplier strategies to enable effective supplier management in conjunction with the Supply Chain Manager.
•  Ensure that all reconditioned equipment is repaired according to original specifications and as per agreed terms.
•  Ensure all equipment reconditioning is timeously completed and that equipment is delivered within agreed timelines and costs.
•  Deviations or malfunctioning of reconditioned items to be promptly reported and ensure that such items are returned to suppliers immediately and execute warranty claims with suppliers.
•  Movement & functioning of reconditioned items and equipment are continuously monitored to track
• performance and availability.
•  Items and equipment are evaluated by the end-users and declared reconditionable before any reconditioning steps are implemented.
•  Stock deviations are investigated to ensure efficient stock levels.
•  Manage external reconditioning at suppliers.
•  Assist end-users with warranty claims and provide expert advice.
•  Expedite outstanding RFQ’s and purchase orders with suppliers.
•  Ensure necessary PODs are obtained and submitted to suppliers.
•  Track all late orders as priority and continuously to ensure deliveries are made as planned.
•  Track, communicate and confirm deliveries for emergencies/breakdowns with end-users.
•  Make transport arrangements for urgent recon spares to and from suppliers.
•  Ensure that normal and abnormal recon spares transportation to and from the mine is initiated and coordinated with the end-user, suppliers, colleagues, and transport contractor.
•  Optimize transport arrangements and needs with the expeditor and transport contractor.
•  Arrange the collection of special/large equipment at suppliers to eliminate excessive handling.
•  Communicate special instructions to expeditor and transport contractor with regards to sensitive spares, to prevent damages.

Communication

•  Communicate and provide information by relevant internal and external methods to assist and enable organisational operations and effectively service connecting groups.
•  Maintain positive and effective interaction with all team members to reach objectives.
•  Sustain and manage communication in accordance with TAU Mining Communication procedures. Reports
•  Compile, check and distribute accurate daily, weekly and monthly reports within stipulated deadlines.

Minimum Job requirements:

•  Matric (Grade 12)
•  Technical qualification (Artisan or similar) preferred plus,
•  Certificate in Procurement and Supply Chain Management (advantageous)
•  Must have at least 3 – 5 years’ technical purchasing and supply chain management experience within in the Mining environment.
•  Warehouse knowledge and experience preferred.
•  Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Control Training (HIRAC)
•  Valid code EB drivers’ license
•  Clean criminal record

Knowledge, Attitude, Skills & Abilities:

•  Technical skills and excellent knowledge of routable components and component life cycle planning as applicable to heavy earthmoving equipment.
•  Computer literacy, i.e. Pastel Evolution/ Word / Excel / PowerPoint. Pragma.
•  Communication Skills, Oral and Written.
•  Advanced Negotiation Skills.
•  Ability to function under pressure.
•  Business operations knowledge.
•  Leadership skills.
•  Organization Skills.
•  Dealing with Clients.
•  Administration.
•  Multi-tasking.
•  Decision Making Skills

The closing date for the advertised vacancy is 18 March 2024.