Senior Buyer

SUMMARY:
Senior Buyer

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications 

• Matric 
• National Diploma or Degree relevant to Procurement, Project Management, Engineering (Civil)

• Strong procurement, buying, admin background
• Industry & Steel Pipe Product knowledge a must
• Advanced Excel skills 

• Creating and expediting Works Orders
• Completion of Works Order Schedules and Charge Waybills
• Purchase Orders on buyout items
• Price enquiries for sales, contracts and project staff
• Sourcing of local stock products and negotiating price
• Sourcing of more competitive buyouts
• Administering price increase and decreases from local manufacturers
• Managing shouldered pipe stocks
• Managing stock levels of SABS 62 and SABS 719 pipe stock
• Managing stock levels on fabricated pipe and fabricated fittings for stock
• Preparation and receipting of completed creditors documentation for payment
• Investigating and preparing stock adjustments
• Preparation of SABS 62 & SABS 719 Price Lists and increase / decrease letters
• Ad hoc physical stock checks and analysis of stock on order and allocations
• Inventory control in regard to Product Groups under your control
• Re-order proposal reports
• Work in progress production report and planning
• Monthly outstanding orders report
• Manage stock rotation
• Buying and expediting of orders and jobs both internal and external
• Generating and expediting export and import orders
• Liaising with suppliers and develop price strategies
• Contract management
• Material supply and expediting
• Research markets and obtain prices for raw materials, machines and consumables
• Raw material quantity calculations
• Costing estimations
• Assist sales department with sourcing requests and tender pricing
• Build and maintain bill of materials
• Support departments with procurement needs
• Assist with quality checks for materials
• Production planning
• Validating accuracy of labour and material allocations to jobs
• Opening and closing of work orders
• Technical buying and sourcing of new stock locally
• Receiving stock on system
• Expediting of purchase orders