Procurement Buyer

Daily comprehensive examination of group expenditures, including collection, categorization, and analysis of group spend to identify trends and opportunities for savings.Ensure that purchase approval always transpires before the expense transpires, report findings if not in line.Investigate invoice irregularities and query possible duplications/overcharges to maintain financial integrity.Identify spending recoverable from customers.Ensure monthly recovery reports from BU's are received with updates i.e.. comments and/or billing information.Maintaining cost saving records.Benchmarking, enforcing company policy adherence and proposing cost-saving alternatives to BU's procurement requests.Update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as and when required.Utilize advanced Microsoft Excel skills to generate actionable reports.Monthly report to senior management on the effectiveness of procurement strategies and spending trends.Run special projects as required, analyze data, and compile formal presentations to convey findings and recommendations to senior management.Conducting supplier reviews and negotiating prices.Obtaining quotes from suppliers, processing orders and send to suppliers.Follow up on delivery from suppliers.Weekly status updates to BU's on internal order requests.