Buyer (FMCG)

Boardroom Appointments; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Gauteng seeks a spend analyst to examine group spending and assist with group purchasing of stationery and PPE.

You will collect, categorize, and analyse daily expenditure, review supplier quotes, and negotiate prices to ensure value. You will also verify approvals, monitor invoices, and identify opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining policy compliance.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 is required
• Tertiary qualification is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Comprehensively examine all spend on a daily basis - collecting, categorizing, and analysing the expenditure.
• Analyse spend recoverable from customers, ensuring reports from BUs are maintained by them and updated with reasons and/or billing information
• Prevent and potentially decrease unnecessary spending, ensuring policies are followed.
• Ensure that purchase approval always transpires before the expense transpires.
• Check invoice irregularities.
• Recognize & report possible overcharges.
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity to propose alternatives where savings may be achieved.
• Special Projects when required.
• Conduct supplier reviews and negotiating prices.
• Obtaining quotes from suppliers.
• Benchmarking prices for approval.
• Arrange orders to be loaded and send to suppliers.
• Follow up on supply & delivery from suppliers.
• Status updates on internal order requests

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Education

Grade 12

Tertiary qualification advantageous

Job description

To examine and analyse Group spend; Assist with Group Purchasing (Stationery & PPE)

• Grade 12
• Tertiary Qualification Advantageous.
• Own transport & Drivers license

Job responsibilities

• Comprehensively examine all spend on a daily basis - collecting, categorizing, and analysing the expenditure.
• Analyse spend recoverable from customers, ensuring reports from BUs are maintained by them and updated with reasons and / or billing information
• Prevent and potentially decrease unnecessary spending, ensuring policies are followed.
• Ensure that purchase approval always transpires before the expense transpires.
• Check invoice irregularities.
• Recognize & report possible overcharges.
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity to propose alternatives where savings may be achieved.
• Special Projects when required.
• Conducting supplier reviews and negotiating prices.
• Obtaining quotes from suppliers.
• Benchmarking prices for approval.
• Arrange orders to be loaded and send to suppliers.
• Follow up on supply & delivery from suppliers.
• Status updates on internal order requests