Senior Category Buyer at Engen

Purpose of the Job

To drive the execution of transactional sourcing and end-to-end order-to-pay process for items less than or equal to R3M in line with Procurement processes and policies to ensure the delivery of business requirements and performance.

Who You Are

• You have strong interpersonal, communication, problem-solving and analytical skills
• You are committed to delivering quality outputs, with a high concern for accuracy and attention to detail
• You are team orientated and customer focused
• You work well under pressure, with little or no supervision, and display excellent time management skills
• You have a reputation for performing above expectations

What You'll done before

Baseline:

• NQF Level 6 (Diploma/Advanced Certificate in Finance/ Supply Chain or related)
• 5 years of Procurement experience including procure-to-pay processes.
• Knowledge of Procurement processes, systems and policies
• Experience in Procurement buying and Procurement SAP System

Advantageous:

• CIPS Certificate.
• Exciting challenges you might face in the role
• Managing market volatility.
• Building strong supplier relationships.
• Balancing cost and quality.
• Identifying and mitigating risks.
• Conducting thorough market research.
• Addressing sustainability and compliance.
• Leveraging data analysis for decision-making.
• Driving continuous improvement.

What you’ll be doing

PROCURE TO PAY MANAGEMENT

• Execute procure-to-pay processes less than or equal to R3M by implement transactional sourcing and supporting the supplier’s selection process and quotations and support the negotiation process for transactional sourcing to ensure delivery of business needs.
• Approval of RFQ/RFP/RFI aligned to LOA.

NON-STRATEGIC SOURCING CATEGORIES SUPPORT

• Perform non-strategic sourcing categories through preparation of documents (RFI, RFQ, RFP) and perform bidding process and create & manage contracts to ensure delivery of business needs

PROCUREMENT COMPLIANCE

• Monitor process and compliance for transactional PO’s and contracts through management of contract compliance including ownership of open and post facto purchase orders and performing procurement processes to ensure PO' s are complete for execution.

DATA MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING

• Manage data and provide accurate information and reports through analyzing and reporting on all procurement transactions to ensure performance and delivery against set targets and to ensure data integrity.