Export Buyer at Clear Leaf

Job Description

• Manage the buying process for a given set of goods in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Apply sourcing skills, interface between supplier and client with respect to specifications and budgets.
• Develop and maintain a strong foundation of function skills and knowledge of relevant purchasing and sourcing concepts.
• Manage problems and schedule changes and ensure changes are reflected.
• Balance both tactical executions with strategic initiatives necessary to drive cost reduction projects.
• Actively participate in supplier performance reviews.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
• 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 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 utilising 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.
• Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers.
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with client targets and requirements.
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers.
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues.
• Report directly to the Operations manager on all matters that requires assistance.

Qualifications
THIS POSITION WILL BE SUITED TO A CANDIDATE THAT RECENTLY COMPLETED A DEGREE/DIPLOMA IN PURCHASING / LOGISTICS