Buyer: Temporary

Express Employment Professionals; eMalahleni; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Procurement Assistant to support Senior Buyers with daily material and service procurement. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Supply Chain Management, at least two years of relevant experience, and strong communication skills. This position is based in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, offering a dynamic environment to enhance your procurement expertise.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years experience in a Procurement Department.
• Computer literacy required.
• Driver's license and own transport are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Buyers in procurement of materials and services.
• Report unsatisfactory suppliers to vendor management.
• Create and process purchase orders.

Skills

Procurement experience

Communication skills

Market trend awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in Supply Chain/Logistic Management

Grade 12

Tools

Procurement software

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Buyers in procuring required materials and services daily to satisfy operational requirements.
• Assist in resolving queries within the purchase process.
• Participate in the Process Alignment Team (PAT) to optimize service delivery and availability.
• Report unsatisfactory / poor-performing suppliers to vendor management.
• Keep up to date with market trends and new goods and services, and effectively react to changes in demand, thus enabling cost savings and competitiveness.
• Assist and guide end users in completing purchase requisitions.
• Create, issue, modify, and process purchase orders.
• Communicate with end users on the status of purchase orders.
• Assist in receiving and evaluating all quotations.
• Ensure maintenance and updating of pricing of goods and services on the relevant system.
• Place orders with suppliers for goods and services required.
• Capture expected delivery dates if extensions exist on agreed lead times, as well as the expected reasons for deviation.
• Continuously engage in efforts to improve on-time deliveries of stock times, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide superior customer service.
• Attend to and assist in resolving procurement issues such as incorrect proof of delivery, incorrect delivery price, and wrong item identified, etc.
• Maintain and update purchasing documentation.
• Conduct purchasing administration.
• Identify repetitive purchases for contract opportunities.
• Assist the stock controller / inventory controller in expediting of stock.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in Supply Chain / Logistic Management.
• Grade 12.
• At least two (2) year’s working experience in the Procurement Department.
• Computer literacy.
• Driver’s license and own transport.