Technical Buyer at Sandvik

• We are looking for a an diligent and results orientated individual to join our team as a Technical Buyer in the Regional Supply Chain Business Area.
• The role will report into the Procurement Manager and will be based from our offices in Spartan, Kempton Park, Johannesburg.

Purpose of the role:

• To purchase goods and services from suppliers by creating and releasing purchase orders, administrate order acknowledgements/confirmations and follow up and track deliveries.

The job responsibilities:

• Accountable for the successful completion of procurement functions
• End to end responsibility including Purchase Order placement, Purchase Order tracking from Supplier Acknowledgement to Delivery.
• Expediting urgent orders, resolving discrepancies, data integrity maintenance and responding to sales teams’ queries.
• Manage and maintain supplier relationships within your portfolio.
• Maintaining agreed performance targets in respect to on-time delivery and lead-time accuracy.
• Facilitates smooth interaction with All Stakeholders e.g., Workshops, Warehouse, Inventory, Freight and Order Management, Sales, and Aftermarket, SHEQ teams.
• Capturing Purchase Orders in the Syspro ERP SYSTEM.
• Issuing Job related Purchase Orders from Engineering product drawings in accordance with planned delivery date schedule.
• Issuing Stock Buy Out Purchase Orders in accordance with Warehouse stock requirements and Sales Order ship dates.
• Weekly expediting of all orders to avoid late deliveries.
• Capture import and export orders and provide Delivery Statuses.
• Support with Export shipment estimates and purchase orders.
• Resolving supply issues in a timely manner on activity.
• Allocate Stock items to Production jobs.
• Assist stores with stock reorder levels and purchasing of stock.
• Provide costs estimates to Sales and Production teams for Budget Cost Analysis.
• Understand and improve customer experience by driving improvements on item availability rates and lower supplier lead times. Attend Business Operational meetings and provide updates on all operational buying tasks.
• Responding in a timely, professional, and comprehensive manner to requests involving contract compliance, cost proposals and other administrative procurement tasks
• Perform other tasks to support the Procurement team to achieve department goals.

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Preferred a tertiary degree/diploma in the Supply Chain or related field.
• +3 years' experience in manufacturing; technical and/or engineering environment

Other Requirements & Competencies

• In depth knowledge of procurement process, systems, and their applications.
• Computer literate (high skills level with Microsoft Office, advanced excel)
• Ability to understand and interpret data using the applicable software applications and ERP systems, Syspro advantageous.
• Good command of Business English, written and oral.
• Must be able to handle a diversity of functions / multi- tasking.
• Good people and communication skills
• Valid drivers license