Procurement Clerk

Profile Personnel; East London; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural wholesaler in East London seeks a Procurement Clerk to manage import processes. The ideal candidate will have experience in procurement, attention to detail, and a relevant qualification. Responsibilities include acquiring estimates, placing orders, and verifying pricing. Join a dynamic team and contribute to efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Relevant qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acquiring clearing estimates from agents for goods.
• Calculating cost price of imported goods.
• Placing orders via Pastel and tracking the process.
• Managing order production dates with suppliers.
• Verifying prices on invoices match agreed pricing.
• Assigning internal references to new orders.
• Checking shipping documents for the clearing process.
• Capturing final stock costs for approval.
• Updating replacement costs for pricing lists.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong analytical skills

Education

Relevant qualification preferred

Tools

Pastel

Excel

Job description

Position

Procurement Clerk required for an agricultural product wholesaler based in East London

Requirements

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Relevant qualification preferred

Responsibilities

• Acquiring clearing estimates - request estimate from clearing agents for goods landed in RSA, taking HS codes & relevant duties applicable into account.
• Costing of goods - calculate cost price of imported goods landed in SA taking into consideration the ROE & clearing estimate to obtain cost price per unit as well as how delivery will take place & all relevant costs accounted for
• Placing orders – sending purchase orders to overseas suppliers via Pastel, as well as keeping track of the order process working closely with the imports controller and manager.
• Order production date management - track orders with overseas suppliers with regards to production dates.
• Price verification - Check price on commercial invoices match the proforma invoices/sales orders or agreed upon pricing as well as confirming product & specifications are correct.
• Import schedules - Assign internal references to new orders & update production dates on relevant excel sheets. Working closely with the imports team.
• Shipping docs - check shipping docs have been received, after relevant checks on pricing & specs pass onto imports team for clearing process.
• Capturing of stock - check final clearing invoice from agents, calculate cost price combining forex, commercial invoice from supplier & clearing invoice, present to Imports Manager for approval.
• Updating of replacement cost for price list - Request estimates for price lists from clearing agents, ensuring HS codes are correct & relevant customs duties accounted for, fill in estimate amounts on price lists, present to Imports Manager for approval.