A leading precious metals refining company is looking for an experienced Senior Buyer - Capital Projects with strong experience in CAPEX procurement and technical purchasing to join their team in the JHB East Rand on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will manage end-to-end procurement activities for capital projects, ensuring cost-effective sourcing and purchasing while maintaining procurement governance, compliance and service levels.
Responsibilities
- Process CAPEX purchase requisitions and purchase orders in line with procurement policies and procedures.
- Validate pricing, quotations, commercial terms and contract conditions before issuing purchase orders.
- Ensure procurement transactions are completed accurately and within agreed service levels.
- Resolve purchasing, supplier, invoice and creditor queries timeously.
- Support commercial evaluation processes and sourcing activities.
- Identify opportunities for cost savings and cost avoidance through supplier negotiations.
- Coordinate and facilitate RFQ processes for capital projects.
- Serve as the first point of contact for CAPEX sourcing requests.
- Ensure purchase orders are issued in accordance with approved contract terms and conditions.
- Monitor outstanding purchase orders and expedite deliveries.
- Provide regular updates to Project Managers and end users regarding order status and delivery timelines.
Requirements
- Completed Matric qualification.
- NQF Level 5 qualification in Supply Chain Management or Procurement.
- 3-5 years’ experience in a CAPEX purchasing environment.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a technical purchasing environment.
- Sound understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.
- Knowledge of CAPEX purchasing processes and cost drivers.
- Technical purchasing knowledge related to capital projects.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Email and Word.
- Experience with SAP.
- Strong analytical, planning and organising skills.
- Ability to identify and solve problems.
- Strong procurement and supplier management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
- Commercial and contract management skills.
- Strong negotiation and cost-saving capabilities.
- Vendor management and relationship-building skills.
- RFQ coordination and sourcing skills.
- Knowledge of procurement governance, policies and compliance requirements.
Benefits