Cost Controller

Abantu Staffing Solutions; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Abantu Staffing Solutions is seeking a procurement-focused professional in South Africa to manage costs, supplier evaluation, and budgeting across operations. The role involves handling RFQs, invoicing, and ensuring compliance with contracts and environmental standards.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of experience, with advanced MS Office skills. Duties include month-end processes and developing workflow improvements in Prisma, with emphasis on Health, Safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree requirement (e.g., B.A, B.Com, B.Sc or equivalent 3-year degree)
• 3 years of experience
• Proficient in MS Office – MS Word, MS Excel (advanced) and MS PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Control costs via preferential contracts with suppliers
• Monitor contract rates vs actual costs
• Calculate billing to customers according to contracts
• Evaluate suppliers, prepare RFQs, and assist in designing process flows and workflow requests on Prisma
• Assist with budgeting for operations
• Monitor the performance of operations against budget and RFQs
• Maintain equipment database for material handling equipment
• Source new suppliers and evaluate against actual performance (which includes quote comparisons of different suppliers)
• Review invoices from suppliers and compare to agreed contractual rates
• Review purchase orders to creditors against operational requirements, RFQ and budget and approve/ reject
• Calculate customer billing, which includes preparing support schedules and processing invoices on Pastel when required
• Assist with calculations to quote for ad-hoc work to customers
• Assist with month-end (journals and reporting)
• Develop workflow processes and requests on Prisma
• Health and Safety
• Comply with policies and procedures
• Report hazards, incidents, and near-misses promptly
• Participate in training and awareness programs to maintain competence
• Follow safe work practices and use personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
• Environmental
• Source environmentally responsible products and services, where required
• Track environmental impact of purchases, where required
• Ensure suppliers comply with environmental standards
• Responsible for adhering to the organization’s environmental management system (EMS) policies and procedures, contributing to environmental objectives, and participating in sustainability initiatives, which includes reporting environmental risks, minimising resource use, and supporting continual improvement in environmental performance

Skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (B.A, B.Com, B.Sc or equivalent)

Job description

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree (for example, a B.A, B.Com, B.Sc or equivalent 3-year degree)/ NQF level 7

• 3 years of experience

• Proficient in MS Office – MS Word, MS Excel (advanced) and MS PowerPoint

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Control costs via preferential contracts with suppliers

• Monitor contract rates vs actual costs

• Calculate billing to customers according to contracts

• Evaluate suppliers, prepare RFQs, and assist in designing process flows and workflow requests on Prisma

• Assist with budgeting for operations

• Monitor the performance of operations against budget and RFQs

• Maintain equipment database for material handling equipment

• Source new suppliers and evaluate against actual performance (which includes quote comparisons of different suppliers)

• Review invoices from suppliers and compare to agreed contractual rates

• Review purchase orders to creditors against operational requirements, RFQ and budget and approve/ reject

• Calculate customer billing, which includes preparing support schedules and processing invoices on Pastel when required

• Assist with calculations to quote for ad-hoc work to customers

• Assist with month-end (journals and reporting)

• Develop workflow processes and requests on Prisma

• Health and Safety

  • Comply with policies and procedures

  • Report hazards, incidents, and near-misses promptly

  • Participate in training and awareness programs to maintain competence

  • Follow safe work practices and use personal protective equipment (PPE) as required

• Environmental

  • Source environmentally responsible products and services, where required

  • Track environmental impact of purchases, where required

  • Ensure suppliers comply with environmental standards

  • Responsible for adhering to the organization’s environmental management system (EMS) policies and procedures, contributing to environmental objectives, and participating in sustainability initiatives, which includes reporting environmental risks, minimising resource use, and supporting continual improvement in environmental performance