Senior Buyer

Job Overview

Job Description

Qualifications:
Matric
Tertiary Qualification Purchasing or similar

Experience:
Minimum 4 years in FMCG buying and flexaible packaging
Good Negotiating skills
Good Communication skill
Critical Thinking
Time Management
Duties and Responsibilities:
Review historical and competitive costs to identify cost savings opportunities and variances.
Analyze category, service, material, and supplier costs to provide key decision information.
Review financial goals and provide metrics to understand and report on initiatives and cost structure.
Assist in the selection of appropriate suppliers and contractors, to promote good procurement practice with due regard to sustainability, ethical purchasing standards and costing
Draft an appropriate service level agreement to properly evaluate the performance of suppliers, and report on this on a regular basis.
Work with internal stakeholders (sales and production) to determine procurement needs, quality and delivery requirements.
Responsible for order placement timing, supply / demand alignment, material replenishment and supplier performance
Monitor, evaluate and improve supplier performance, according to an appropriate Service Level Agreement, on a continuous basis
Control and monitor expenses against approved budgets
Develop sourcing strategies
Cost saving budgeting and targeting
Set and plan how to achieve supplier accreditation and service level management
Payment terms negotiation, optimization and management
Maintain contracts with vendors
Review inventory and update as required
Receive orders from various departments
Initiate and keep track of orders
Reconcile or resolve order discrepancies with supplies.
Monitor delivery times to ensure they are on time
Maintain good relationships with suppliers and renegotiate prices on a regular basis
Coordinate overseas orders.
Ensure Accounts to be submitted for payment to vendors on time
Administration and reporting as necessary
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