Procurement Assistant

Solenis; Brakpan; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical solutions provider in Brakpan seeks a Procurement Support Specialist to assist the procurement team with sourcing initiatives, vendor management, and pricing updates in SAP. Candidates should possess relevant supply chain qualifications and a strong proficiency in Excel. This role offers a dynamic environment to influence procurement metrics and support key cost-saving initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement and sourcing related initiatives.
• Ability to manage vendor follow-ups and documentation.
• Strong analytical skills for benchmarking and cost saving.

Responsibilities

• Support the Procurement Team and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain pricing for all items procured in SAP.
• Develop procurement metrics and performance indicators.

Skills

Proficient in Excel

Knowledge of SAP tools

Education

Relevant Supply Chain/Procurement qualifications

Job description

Overview

Support the Procurement Team and internal stakeholders for procurement and sourcing related initiatives.

Maintain and update pricing for the business across all items procured in SAP. This will include following up with vendors with pricing on a monthly and quarterly basis.

Provide support on BBBEE administration activities like certificate collection, vendor follow ups and scorecard tracking.

Support the business stakeholders with vendor loading and all administration related to this activity. This will include liaising with legal teams to complete credit applications and following up with vendors for all documentation.

Support the procurement manager and analyst with price benchmarking activities and cost saving initiatives which is a key KPI.

Support the procurement manager and analyst with vendor invoice payments and recons and run weekly reports on invoice payment blocks.

Develop and maintain procurement metrics (Performance Indicators, benchmarking & SLAs) with collaboration of procurement and internal stakeholder teams.

Provide procurement support on all procurement related activities

Qualifications

• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office
• Knowlege of SAP tools
• Relevant Supply Chain/ Procurement qualifications