Senior Buyer X 4 at Rand Water

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Honors in Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Legal studies
• Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is an added advantage;
• 5+ Years of related procurement experience including purchasing, contract negotiation, supply management, supplier relationships, basics of cost accounting, and tracking budget expenses.
• Working knowledge of the legal aspects of procurement and contract law.
• Project management experience;

Primary Duties

• Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets in line with the Sourcing Manager’s strategy per commodity.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
• 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
• Ensure compliance to SCM processes, policy and procedures of all contracts intended to source goods and services.
• Ensure the implementation of RFI/ RFP/RFQ process & projections to support bid documents in alignment with procurement internal processes and procedures
• Facilitate presentation of various reports, proposed contract documents to various SCM committees.
• Act as a liaison between suppliers and involved departments to resolve procurement related problems.
• Monitor supplier performance by ensuring that product is delivered as scheduled and meets specifications; maintaining appropriate files and records of meetings with suppliers to ensure company requirements are met and that supplier is aware of their performance.
• Assist internal and external customers by interpreting laws, policy, codes, and regulations pertaining to purchasing; answer inquiries both orally and in writing concerning purchasing operations.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing other job related tasks as needed; enabling other workers to achieve their job objectives.
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements
• Knowledge
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the national SCM regulations i.e. PFMA, PPPFA, CIDB Best Practice etc.
• Know by heart Rand Water customised contract suits e.g. FIDIC, NEC3 Thorough working knowledge of SAP
• MM module
• Create reports on sales, budget and customer satisfaction and adjust buying strategies accordingly

Skills

• Demonstrable aptitude in effective negotiation.
• Good report writing
• Well-developed written and verbal communication, listening and presentation skills.
• Efficient organization and time-management skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• A courteous and professional demeanour