About the job Contract/Capital Buyer - C5
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
DATE OF DISTRIBUTION: 10 December 2025
CLOSING DATE: 19 December 2025
DEPARTMENT: Finance
DOMAIN: Procurement
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To negotiate and administer contracts to ensure a continuity of supply of services and goods in area of responsibility (commodity).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
- Grade 12 (with Mathematics or Accounting) or NQF 4 equivalent is essential
- Purchasing Management/Procurement/Commerce Diploma/Degree is essential
- 3 years' experience in contract negotiations is essential
- Valid medical certificate or be medically fit to obtain such a certificate
COMPETENCIES:
- Apply problem solving strategies
- Comply to legal Procurement requirements in business
KEY PERFOMANCE AREAS:
- Analyses Purchase Requisitions to determine service or goods required.
- Determines suitable suppliers for procuring goods/services.
- Achieves BEE spend targets.
- Sends RFQ's to suitable suppliers.
- Evaluates all quotations.
- Selects suppliers based on prescribed criteria (Description, Price, Lead times, etc.).
- Places orders with suppliers for project requirements according to project plan.
- Searches, evaluates and suggests alternative suppliers for sub-commodities.
- Compiles tender documents and contracts
- Coordinates and facilitates site tender meetings (Commercial requirements) with appropriate parties
- Issues tender documentation on site
- Evaluates tenders and selects suitable suppliers with the Cross Functional Team (CFT).
- Places orders with suppliers for tenders issued. Contracts>
- Negotiates new Contracts and establishes the terms of contracts
- Creates and drafts new contracts and finalizes signed contracts (by both parties)
- Enforces and maintains contractual agreements as per the Contract terms and conditions
- Monitors and administers the savings plan/strategy for each commodity
- Achieves BEE spend targets
- Researches and understands market dynamics and economics
- Recommends and presents contract adjustments to management in order to secure the best deal for Implats
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- IN THE EVENT THAT YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE OF APPLICATIONS, YOUR APPLICATION CAN BE VIEWED AS UNSUCCESSFUL.
- PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES FROM THE DESIGNATED GROUPS IN LINE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT, THE COMPANY’S RECRUITMENT POLICY AND EMPLOYMENT EQUITY PLAN.
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