Tiger Brands Limited, a Top 40 JSE Limited company whose footprint extends across the African continent and beyond, is one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of FMCG products in Southern Africa, and has been for several decades.
Tiger Brands has been built over many decades through the acquisition and clustering of businesses. Our strategy for succe...
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A buyer is responsible for purchasing materials, supplies or equipment for a business. Duties include negotiating deals with suppliers, researching possible item selections and taking inventory of current products.
Qualifications
Achieve repair and maintenance costs by ensuring competitive buying from suppliers ( comply with Central Procurement sourcing procedure) - Ensure timeous delivery and availability of spares/ stock to minimize the impact of downtime or stock shortages
Drive quarterly meetings with suppliers
Drive SLA discussions with key suppliers
Run departmental expenditure reports weekly and monthly
Ensure emergency breakdown purchase orders are created within 48hrs
Obtain competitive pricing for consumables ( minimum of 3 quotations)
Reduce spares holding (by 5% ) by implementing supplier onsite stock consignment ( pay as and when you consume the spares)
Source and purchase technical spares and consumables at lowest cost to company.
Responsible for investigating and implementing savings
Expediting & liaising with relevant staff regarding lead times, substitutes
Responsible for reporting on function and maintenance of data
Drawing up of Schedule Agreements / Service Level Agreements - Maintain accurate records of all purchases - Develop proactive relationships with OEM’s and 3rd party suppliers. - Ensure the security of stock
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