Purchasing Consultant

Role summary

• The PGM Consultant role is quite comprehensive and crucial for ensuring smooth operations and strategic alignment within South Africa and the broader Group. The position plays a pivotal role in managing PGM (Platinum Group Metals) procurement and inventory, supporting various teams with forecasts and problem-solving, and ensuring the uninterrupted supply of key components.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and ensure correction variances in PGM Pool Inventory volumes at each of the Coaters and Canners by doing monthly variance reports from SAP to ensure the correct price level.
• Conduct audit physical inventory at location at each of the Canners at the end of the year to ensure correct stock levels.
• Analyze Inventory requirements by verifying the quantities with the suppliers to sustain the PGM supply chain.
• Prepare and present, for approval, the Financial Liquidity report to ensure that we are within budget.
• Prepare and issue PGM Purchase Order Authorisations to PGM Traders via SAP to ensure timeous availability of PGM’s.
• Analyze and approve PGM Purchase Invoices received from the suppliers to ensure alignment to pre-approved pricing parameters for PGM Purchases.
• Issue PGM Sales invoices generated from SAP to PGM exporters to ensure timeous financial recovery within the stipulated cost model time frame
• Prepare the Bill of Materials for each component in SAP by creating and maintaining the correct specification level to prevent over and under recovery.
• Prepare and submit the Annual PGM Inventory forecast for Strategic Finance Planning Team to ensure optimal inventory levels.
• Prepare and submit the Beneficiation License Register (Diamond Report) to the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator in order to comply with legislation.
• Ensure alignment of selling price parameters between VW Group and South African Coaters and Canners to ensure correct pricing.
• Manage supplier capacity requirements by visiting and liaising with locals to support ongoing production for VW Group nominated parts.
• Prevent potential line stoppages by providing the necessary support and assisting Coaters and Canners with immediate and remedial actions to secure production.
• Troubleshooting and problem solving as and when required by involving all the relevant stakeholders to mitigate potential risks.
• Develop and maintain Work-Instructions pertaining to all PGM-related tasks and reports.
• Develop and maintain a Risk Assessment by involving the relevant departments for all PGM related tasks to prevent risks

Minimum Qualification & experience requirements

• A Degree/National Diploma in the following disciplines – Purchasing, Logistics, Commerce, Finance or Business Management.
• Minimum 3 years of direct Purchasing experience in the automotive or related industry
• Knowledge of Purchasing policies, procedures and legal requirements in respect of the PGM in the South African context.
• Advanced strategic and critical thinking skills.
• Advanced analytical- and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent planning and prioritization capability.
• Excellent organizational skills and advanced negotiating competence.
• Advanced negotiating competence.
• Fact-based decision-making skills.
• Advanced Commercial, Technical and Legal knowledge and understanding.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent computer literacy, MS Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SAP).
• Excellent Financial analysis and Costing ability skills.
• Excellent Supplier Interface skills.
• Ability to interpret technical data.
• Excellent knowledge of SAP functions, especially Bill of Material functions and Inventory movement functions.