Purchasing Officer and Engineering Administrator

GEA; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Cape Town is seeking a skilled professional to manage procurement activities and engineering administration. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of experience, along with proficiency in AXAPTA and MS Office. Responsibilities include coordinating procurement processes, ensuring compliance with material certifications, and managing purchase orders. This role offers a full-time employment opportunity in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience in purchasing and engineering administration.
• AXAPTA experience would be advantageous.
• General MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all activities related to procurement from intent to purchase through delivery.
• Ensures material certificates are supplied and data packs are created.
• Monitors and manages all open purchase orders for the manufacturing workshop.

Skills

Purchasing

Engineering Administration

Negotiation

Communication Skills

Planning & Organizing Skills

Tools

AXAPTA

MS Office

Autocad

Job description

Responsibilities / Tasks

Purchasing

• Coordinates all activities related to procurement beginning with intent to purchase through delivery.
• Analyze the requirements of the commodity including preliminary specifications preferred supplier and date commodities are required.
• Solicits and evaluates proposals for the requested commodity.
• Advises team members on the appropriate supplier to be used.
• Negotiates the lowest possible cost for the commodity balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs.
• Assures that the commodity is delivered on schedule at the negotiated price and meets the quality standards of the company.
• Maintains timely control of orders amendments and other documents to assure accurate retention of records.

Engineering Administration

• Ensure material certificates are supplied.
• Create data packs required for contractors to manufacture pressure vessels.
• Liaise with the pressure vessel inspectors (AIA).
• Follow up on the drawing design appraisals.
• Issue material certificates.
• Complete all pressure vessel data books.
• Ensure welders qualifications and welder procedures are up to date.
• Creating and issuing of Certificates of Manufacture for all pressure vessels.
• Completion of documentation for all imported pressure vessels.

Additional Duties

• Monitor and manage all open purchase orders for the manufacturing workshop.
• Ensure that purchase orders are received on Axapta after delivery has been received.
• Request outstanding Invoices from suppliers.
• Ensure that all purchase orders are in invoice status timeously to ensure that creditors are paid according to agreed terms.
• Handling all creditor-related queries.
• Completing applications for new vendors.
• Completion of credit application forms of vendors.
• Posting manufacturing items to stock.
• Checking manufacturing margins.
• Returning components incorrectly delivered.
• Ordering consumables for the workshop.
• Complete transfer journals for the picking of stock required for projects.

Your Profile / Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience in purchasing and engineering administration.
• AXAPTA experience would be advantageous.
• General MS Office proficiency
• Good communication skills.
• Planning & organizing skills.

Key Skills

• AIX
• Autocad Design
• Cardiac
• Corporate Risk Management
• Food & Beverage Service
• Adobe

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1