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The Big Picture:

Howden, a Chart Industries Company, is a global leader in air and gas handling products, services and solutions. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, and have over a century of experience in doing so.

Howden MEA Projects Division is looking for an experienced Applications Engineer. This position is responsible for preparing tenders and engineering designs. Marketing and sales of turnkey projects. Provide competent ventilation solutions to mining and industrial customers with an aim to add value to the customers infrastructure and development needs.

What needs to be done?

• Applications Engineering:  Effectively engage customers with applications enquiries. Perform fan selections based on customer specifications. Understand all customer specifications clearly as received with enquiries. Prepare well written and presentable tender documents inclusive of all tender returnable documents. Capture all sales opportunities on CRM including pipeline maintenance. Lead each applications opportunity through the process of tender to order. Drive accurate forecasting of opportunities in the business and ensure customer feedback is always captured, add value to customer engagements.
• Documentation: Pre-engineer fan system designs and generate fan curves suitable for selections made and to meet customer specifications. Engage with legal and commercial department with the objective of mitigating risks while satisfying client contractual expectations to secure orders. Generate a budget document suitable for project execution. Accurate tender programs and organograms to define full scope and overhead requirements within shortest possible lead times.  Assess contract to ensure compliance with legal, commercial and health and safety requirements to minimize risk to the organization. Generate hand-over documentation following receipt of purchase orders.
• Engineering Support: Engineering support during tendering phase. Run the actual selections past the engineering team to ensure the best solution and scope of supply is clearly defined, checked, and tested. Assist the engineering team with the latest market and engineering trends to save on cost, design, and time.
• Project Management: When required act as project manager for various projects to ensure relevant projects meet agreed standards and is delivered within an agreed timeframe.
• Customer relations: Develop customer relationships to promote the Howden products and services, with a view to introducing enhancements to existing equipment. Work towards early customer involvement by becoming a partner through their respective planning phases by regularly meeting up high level project teams from Customers (end-users), Project Houses, EPCs, and consulting firms. Become a partner in solutions and product supply, to ensure we are well considered at tender stage.
• Managing Tenders: Adhere to the tender process (enquiry, risks, contracts, costs, and submission of documents) to be accomplished in line with client specifications and in accordance with Howden standards.
• Marketing:   Contribute to the effective marketing of company products and technologies to ensure the conversion of a tender into a sale conducted in accordance with company procedure.
• Compliance: SOX Compliance: Adhere to Sarbanes Oxley and AX controls.

What do you need to bring?

• A tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering (B-Tech, B-Eng or BSC Eng)
• Membership of reputable engineering body such as ECSA and/or SAIMechE
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Projects, and AutoCAD
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a mining or industrial sales environment.
• Exposure to multiple disciplines of Engineering.
• Above average general communication skills – spoken and written.
• Negotiation skills
• Working knowledge of standard contracting methodologies, preferably NEC & FIDIC.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and CFD studies.
• 2 years’ experience in a project management environment
• 3 years’ experience in tender preparation

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The Big Picture:

Howden, a Chart Industries Company, is a global leader in air and gas handling products, services and solutions. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, and have over a century of experience in doing so.

Howden South Africa Division is looking for an experienced Technical Buyer responsible for the purchasing of goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.

What needs to be done?

• Manage the buying process for a given set of goods in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Communicating with existing suppliers to ensure timely delivery, quality control, and negotiating contracts and terms to optimize cost-effectiveness.
• Researching, identifying, and selecting suppliers for technical components, materials, and equipment needed for project
• Assessing the technical specifications and capabilities of products and materials to ensure they meet project requirements and quality standards.
• Monitoring and expediting the delivery of materials and components to ensure they arrive on time to support production schedules and project timelines
• Negotiating prices, discounts, and terms with suppliers to achieve cost savings while maintaining quality and delivery schedules.
• Apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets.
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible.
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
• Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers.
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organizational targets and requirements.
• Identifying potential risks such as supply chain disruptions, quality issues, or price fluctuations, and implementing strategies to mitigate these risks.
• Working closely with engineering, production, and quality assurance teams to understand project requirements and ensure alignment between procurement and project goals.
• Proactively seeking ways to streamline procurement processes, optimize supplier relationships, and improve overall efficiency and effectiveness in procurement operations.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety standards in compliance with company policy and legislative requirements in order to ensure a safe working environment.

What do you need to bring?

• Supply Chain Management/ Purchasing Diploma or equivalent.
• Qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
• At least 5 years’ experience in similar role within the engineering environment.
• Must be able to read and understand drawings C/W LOP’s / Material list
• Computer literate and proficient in ERP Systems.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Resilient, self-motivated and able to work well under pressure.