Graduate Specialist Program - Purchasing at Bosch Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Job Description

An opportunity exists on our Graduate Specialist Program in the Indirect Purchasing department for Robert Bosch (Pty) Ltd.

Kindly note our Graduate Specialist Program (GSP) is not a permanent position but only a 2 year Fixed-Term contract. 

Duties can include but are not limited to;

• Support the division with indirect purchasing activities;

• Support procurement of goods and services process for South Africa (Indirect purchasing);

• Conduct and support supplier decisions and awarding;

• Conduct RFQ validation and comparison;

• Conduct negotiation and contracting according to material group bundling level, reach purchasing ratio target and optimize costs;

• Conduct and coordinate sourcing activities (new projects, localization, 2nd sourcing…) cooperate with commodity buyers in other African countries;

• Continuous assessment of supplier performance, contracts and price negotiations;

• Process purchase orders within SAP;

• Reporting and data cleansing.

Minimum Requirements;

• Purchasing experience across various business fields will be an advantage;

• Customer service oriented

• Well spoken and the ability to communicate on all levels of the business (speak, read and write)

• Computer literacy in MS Office packages is crucial, especially Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  

Personal Characteristics;

• Excellent organizational and communication skills

• High degree of self-motivation and accuracy

• Ability to perform under pressure

• Ability to work independently and in a team

Qualification;

Bachelor’s Degree (Business, Supply Chain, or Purchasing related degree preferred)

Qualifications

Grade 12 and a Bachelor’s Degree (Business, Supply Chain, Purchasing or related field)