A leading plastics company situated in Cape Town is urgently seeking the expertise of an experienced Buyer/Planner to join their team.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain responsibility for monitoring/creating purchase requisitions, on a daily basis, for appropriate vendors through ERP system, and converting requisitions to purchase orders.
• Lead all aspects of production scheduling, working with manufacturing.
• Cross-train to backfill a few other select areas in Planning and/or Purchasing.
• Ensure compliance with the companies Purchasing Policies and Procedures, Code of Ethics, Values and adherence to relevant laws and regulations.
• Interface with production, sales, purchasing and suppliers in order to schedule purchase orders of raw material to meet production demand.
• Supporting and providing the coordination of the material planning, purchasing and production scheduling function to ensure timely delivery to customers of finished products.
• The effective coordination of the material planning, purchasing and production scheduling function and ensuring timely delivery to customers of finished products.
• Purchase finished goods from outside suppliers in accordance with ERP requirements and customer orders required dates.
• Confirm supplier delivery dates for purchasing material and expedite orders when necessary.
• Access and input revisions (e.g., quantity, ship date) in order to update ERP reports.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in business, Engineering, Management, Manufacturing, Business/Administration, Supply Chain Management, Technical, Finance or Operations Management.
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience purchasing raw materials in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems.
• In-depth understanding of ERP concepts including bills of material.

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by either filling in the online application form or emailing your CV to *****@*****.co.za

You are welcome to contact Rebecca or Nehelene on (***)***-****

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.