Buyer/Sourcing Specialist
Frogg Recruitment · Cape Town, Western Cape
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Start free — we apply for you →- Do you have a passion for buying and sourcing of products? Our client in Parow Cape Town is looking for a Buyer and Sourcing Specialist with 5 years of relevant experience. Buyer and sourcing specialist is a tactical role responsible for securing Stock and Nonstock materials and Maintenance/Operational Services. The buyer will lead the sourcing execution, by applying key procurement activities.
Salary: Negotiable plus benefits
Min Requirements
- Matric
- Supply Chain / Buyer Diploma or Certificate or Degree
- Recognized diploma/certificate in purchasing or supply chain management
- Strong administrative capabilities with proficiency in SAP and Excel.
- 5 Years of relevant technical buying experience
- Supply Chain experience an added bonus
- Competency in analysing buying trends, attention to detail
- Ensuring compliance with proper procedures, policies, systems, and controls.
Responsibilities
- You will be responsible for the overall buying and sourcing for the production department
- Assist the maintenance buyer with the buying of maintenance material
- Be responsible for the developing and implementing a cross-functional MRO roadmap/strategy in conjunction with Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Operations management.
- Assist the other Senior Buyer with monitoring and controlling of Maintenance, Repair, Operations, and Indirect Materials directives and goals.
- Deliver sourcing & automation strategies to security of supply and sustainable cost savings
- Developing robust processes
- Implementing new processes will be key to the role.
- Lead all local works from getting quotations from local suppliers to installation of equipment.
- Communicate regular feedback to management on the status of project delivery, with milestones, and anticipated budget outflows.