Strategic Purchaser : Pcb Assemblies

卡慢; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African defence and security company seeks a Strategic Purchaser for PCB Assemblies on a 6-month fixed contract. The role involves managing supplier relations, leading negotiations, and strategic procurement within a regulated aerospace environment. Candidates should have significant experience in electronics procurement and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Procurement experience in electronics manufacturing.
• Minimum 10 years in a procurement environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier relationships and lead contract negotiations.
• Develop sourcing strategies for PCB assemblies.
• Ensure compliance with procurement processes.

Skills

Analysis

Negotiation

Technical acumen

Strategic thinking

Communication

Integrity

Education

Degree in procurement or related field

CIPSS qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

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STRATEGIC PURCHASER: PCB ASSEMBLIES (6 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT)

This role manages supplier relationships, leads contract and SLA negotiations, supports technical alignment with engineering, and ensures continuity of supply in a highly regulated aerospace environment.

The position is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for PCB assemblies to ensure cost-effective, timely, and quality-compliant procurement.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Ensuring that the Strategic and Operational Purchasing Function conforms to relevant processes and procedures within the Business Process in the Global Management System (GMS).
2. Supporting and complementing the Supply Chain function within the SGD Organisation.
3. Supporting strategic and operational improvement initiatives.
4. Assessing and evaluating purchasing requirements for scheduling, volumes, delivery planning, and supplier selection.
5. Evaluating proposals and selecting sourcing channels based on quality, specifications, and TCO.
6. Placing purchase orders, confirming orders, and monitoring deliveries.
7. Overseeing shipping and receiving of materials.
8. Managing supplier, financial, warehousing, production, and customer queries.
9. Resolving discrepancies in goods, quantities, and documentation.
10. Providing timely reports and information to stakeholders.
11. Setting and striving to meet performance goals.
12. Ensuring adherence to procurement processes within GMS/BMS.
13. Participating in product development and projects to consider procurement and supplier aspects.
14. Acting as the prime commercial contact with suppliers within assigned areas.

Qualifications and skills include:

• Procurement experience in electronics manufacturing.
• Knowledge of procurement strategies, risk management, compliance, and supplier landscape.
• Experience with RFP/RFQ, negotiation, contracts, and ERP systems.
• Minimum 10 years in procurement environment.
• Degree in procurement or related field; CIPSS qualification preferred.
• Skills in analysis, negotiation, technical acumen, strategic thinking, communication, integrity.

Join SGD, a leading South African defence and security company, providing electronic warfare, sensor technology, training, avionics, security, and support solutions across various domains.

SGD values innovation, security, and diversity, encouraging applications from all qualified candidates, especially South Africans and those from diverse backgrounds.

If you do not hear back within 30 days of the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.