Temporary Buyer

Temp Buyer vacancy contract until 28.02.2025 Duties: The identification and development of local and import parts and tooling in order to meet project requirements. Establish benchmark pricing and perform value analysis to ensure competitiveness. Conduct quotes and sourcing activities via various purchasing systems and prepare and present recommendations for managerial decision-making purposes. Seek and develop new supply sources, nationally and internationally. Negotiate supplier price adjustments. Negotiate and maintain commercial contracts with suppliers. Perform capacity planning to ensure supplier tooling and facilities can adequately support production requirements. Incorporate engineering changes or quality improvements into existing components. Identify local sources of supply for potential export components to the Group. Prime project management accountability for ensuring components is approved by Engineering or Quality and introduced into production or exported. Requirements: Have a recognized university Diploma / Degree in the following disciplines Purchasing, Logistics, Commerce, Finance, Business Management, Public Management or a technical qualification (Polymer, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Quality, Operations or Production Management). Experience: Have a minimum of 3 years purchasing experience in the automotive or supplier industry Essentials: Possess negotiation and problem-solving skills. The ability to communicate across all levels within the Company (oral and written). Have good presentation skills. Above average computer literacy, especially SAP and MS Office package. Have a good understanding of financial analysis and costing ability. Have business management and project management skills. Have customer interface and conflict management skills Be self-motivated and driven.