Junior Buyer

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a procurement professional to perform branch-level procurement within the procurement department. The role focuses on sourcing, supplier coordination, and policy adherence.

Responsibilities include obtaining quotes, issuing POs, managing SCT orders, following up on orders, and reporting on active POs, with audits and process improvements also on the agenda.

Qualifications

• 2+ years procurement experience (advantageous).
• Syspro/Qdocs experience (advantageous).
• Microsoft Office skills.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles (advantageous).
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• Facilitate compliance with the companys procurement policies at branch level.
• Facilitate procurement requirements at a branch level (obtaining comparative quotes, aligning with the Preferred Supplier List, etc).
• Generating purchase orders and communicating these to suppliers.
• Generating SCT orders and coordinating collections etc.
• Following up on Active purchase orders.
• Reviewing and reporting on Active Purchase Orders.
• Running improvement projects as requested by management.
• Facilitating supplier credit apps at branch level.
• Audits
• General Duties /other Adhoc functions within reason as may be requested by your manager from time to time.

Skills

Procurement experience

Excellent communication skills

Basic understanding of accounting

Tools

Syspro

Qdocs

Microsoft Office

Job description

The purpose of this job is to perform procurement functions at branch level within the procurement department.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 2+ years of Procurement Experience (advantageous)
• 2+ years Syspro/Qdocs experience (advantageous)
• Microsoft Office Skills
• Basic understanding of accounting principles (advantageous)
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Behavioral Dimensions Required:
• Facilitate compliance with the companys procurement policies at branch level
• Facilitate procurement requirements at a branch level ( obtaining comparative quotes, aligning with the Preferred Supplier List, etc)
• Generating purchase orders and communicating these to suppliers.
• Generating SCT orders and coordinating collections etc.
• Following up on Active purchase orders.
• Reviewing and reporting on Active Purchase Orders.
• Running improvement projects as requested by management.
• Facilitating supplier credit apps at branch level.
• Audits
• General Duties /other Adhoc functions within reason as may be requested by your manager from time to time.