Senior Buyer

Qualifications
Matric
National Diploma or Degree relevant to Procurement, Project Management, Engineering (Civil)

Requirements
Strong procurement, buying, admin background
Industry & Steel Pipe Product knowledge a must
Advanced Excel skills

Duties
Creating and expediting Works Orders
Completion of Works Order Schedules and Charge Waybills
Purchase Orders on buyout items
Price enquiries for sales, contracts and project staff
Sourcing of local stock products and negotiating price
Sourcing of more competitive buyouts
Administering price increase and decreases from local manufacturers
Managing shouldered pipe stocks
Managing stock levels of SABS 62 and SABS 719 pipe stock
Managing stock levels on fabricated pipe and fabricated fittings for stock
Preparation and receipting of completed creditors documentation for payment
Investigating and preparing stock adjustments
Preparation of SABS 62 & SABS 719 Price Lists and increase / decrease letters
Ad hoc physical stock checks and analysis of stock on order and allocations
Inventory control in regard to Product Groups under your control
Re-order proposal reports
Work in progress production report and planning
Monthly outstanding orders report
Manage stock rotation
Buying and expediting of orders and jobs both internal and external
Generating and expediting export and import orders
Liaising with suppliers and develop price strategies
Contract management
Material supply and expediting
Research markets and obtain prices for raw materials, machines and consumables
Raw material quantity calculations
Costing estimations
Assist sales department with sourcing requests and tender pricing
Build and maintain bill of materials
Support departments with procurement needs
Assist with quality checks for materials
Production planning
Validating accuracy of labour and material allocations to jobs
Opening and closing of work orders
Technical buying and sourcing of new stock locally
Receiving stock on system
Expediting of purchase orders