Buyer

**Job Number**
66256
**Job Type**
FT Contract
**Job Title**
Buyer
**Computer Skills**
MRP
**Industry**
Mining
**City**
Ekurhuleni (East Rand)
**Province**
Gauteng
- We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering, manufacturing and service locations worldwide.
- Enabling our people to unleash their full potential is central to ‘company, our vision, mission, and strategic priorities. We aim to be the most admired engineering business in our markets and we'll achieve that ambition by being the employer of choice in our markets.
- Company is an inclusive and innovative organisation where you can be your authentic self. We continually develop our talent and diversity of thought to keep our business relevant, innovative and successful for the future.
**Business Need/Purpose of Role**:
- Responsible for purchasing and procuring of OE, service parts and consumables at the right price on time at the right cost.
**Job Requirements**:
**Minimum Qualifications**:
- Degree in logistics / purchasing management or equivalent with min five year related experience in engineering manufacturing environment.
**Minimum Experience**:
- 5 experience in a full procurement function
- Experience working in Lean Manufacturing Environment
- Good understanding of MRP logic, Bill of Materials (BOM) and the impact on order creation
**Key Tasks**:
- Manage production orders on the system.
- Place orders.
- Confirm orders.
- Change dates.
- Update order details (quantities, suppliers, prices, etc.).
- Receipt orders.
- Troubleshoot orders (cancel, partial receipt, fix incorrect pricing, etc.).
- Manage orders logically.
- Calculate expected requirements (based on current stock levels, the critical list, and the production schedule).
- Predict batch size requirements (based on what is needed by production).
- Gauge and manage pricing (or PPVs) based on knowledge of material, part size, machining requirement, etc.
- Responsible to explain the data presented in the slotting room (overdue purchase orders, buffer levels, critical list, velocity, cage account, etc.).
- Communicate changing requirements with supplier.
- Empower suppliers to manage themselves (supply them with supporting information) (communicate and manage around draw off rate).
- Work with planners to coordinate production based on lower level availability.
- Create and manage matrices to measure own performance (e.G. in excel, to discuss during the slotting meeting).
- Understand and manage according to planner codes and planning types.
- Manage subcontracting
- Negotiate subcontracting prices based on knowledge of material, part size, machining requirement, etc.
- Manage the quotation process.
- Manage lead times.
- Understand and manage the link between production orders and purchase orders.
- Understand the difference in time requirements between complete machine, balancing, and reworks.
- Manage rework orders in terms of part receipts and physical part location.
- Explain the subcontracting schedule in the slotting room.
- Adherence of all HSE and housekeeping requirements
- Adhere to Duty of Care Policy at all times
**Minimum Skills/Abilities**:
- Clear communication on all levels
- Able to solve practical problems in a timely manner
- Able to demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness
- Able to follow instructions and respond to management direction
**Inherent Requirements**
- 5 experience in a full procurement function
- Experience working in Lean Manufacturing Environment
- Good understanding of MRP logic, Bill of Materials (BOM) and the impact on order creation
- Degree in logistics / purchasing management or equivalent with min five year related experience in engineering manufacturing environment.
**What Qualification**
Logistics / purchasing management
**Minimum Qualification**
Bachelors
**Status**
Available