SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Our client, a leader in the logistics and supply chain industry is seeking an experienced Procurement Officer to join their team based in Durban.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Matric
- Diploma/Degree in Supply Chain Management
- Minimum 5+ years experience as a procurement officer or in a similar position.
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS
- Ensure that purchase requisitions are properly motivated and approved by the business unit manager.
- Ensure that the requirements are fully understood, and supply alternatives evaluated by procurement.
- Ensure that the purchase order is properly prepared and approved by appointed director.
- Achieve a balance between quality and price.
- Understanding the urgency, service / product requirement and meeting those needs
- >90% satisfaction rate of business unit managers in a satisfaction survey.
- Report exercise and/or wasted expenditure
- Negotiation of terms of service / delivery
- Monitoring the performance of suppliers
- Targeted appointment considering BBBEE and historical supplier performance.
- Ensure that service / goods are delivered satisfactory on time in accordance with the requirements of the business unit manager.
- Must ensure that procurement provides feedback on the procurement process to business unit manager within 2 days of a purchase requisition.
- Ongoing procurement requirement is planned / forecast and scheduled.
- Negotiation of supplier contracts & service level agreements.
- Monitoring the performance of suppliers.
- Monthly expenditure reporting
- Monthly procurement performance reporting
- Monthly savings reporting
- Monthly wasted expenditure reporting
- Monthly / weekly supplier account reconciliations.
- Maintain approved supplier database.
