Sourcing Specialist Direct Materials (Mpumalanga - Secunda) at Enaex Africa

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Develops new supply sources where vendors are inadequate due to scarcity/spend or risk of supply.
• Process sourcing needs through inquiry and certification of suppliers that adhere to processes and procedures.
• Secures direct materials when necessary, based on previously determined schedules or newly created target dates. Working with warehousing and stock control to monitor consumption and reorder points to ensure supply continuity.
• Complete purchase orders and other related documentation pertaining to procurement of direct materials.
• Controls documents pertaining to all the direct materials suppliers. Maintain Supplier Map (Supplier data base) as well as investigate new suppliers.
• To classify direct materials procured in the spot market according to their levels of supply risk.
• Experience and knowledge in Import and export.
• Market analysis
• Developing spot buying plans on a dynamic basis and management of R10m delegation of authority as per purchase order.
• To balance business drivers and risk in order to maintain 100% plant availability at optimal landed cost possible.
• Maintains and controls transport costs provision for any order as per negotiated incoterm.
• Ad hoc visits to supplier base to investigate potential suppliers and conduct negotiations, certification audits and quality quarantine audits. Negotiates with suppliers in the pre-qualifying stage and in routine procurement to obtain best possible price/ value to meet target pricing.
• Assist production as necessary by expediting raw materials when category management has exhausted all other possibilities.

Requirements
Requirements     

• Relevant University Bachelors Degree (Logistic Management/ Procurement and Supply).

Minimum Experience

• 6+ relevant years.

Strong Advantage

• Certification & Professional Membership Sourcing Specialist Direct Materials.