South Africa: Buyer: Temporary posted by Aleon Pty Ltd

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Buyer to join our team at Aleon Pty Ltd on a temporary basis. As a key member of our procurement department, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our business by procuring required materials and services daily to satisfy operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Buyers in procuring required materials and services daily to satisfy operational requirements.
• Assist in resolving queries within the purchase process.
• Participate in the Process Alignment Team (PAT) to optimize service delivery and availability.
• Report unsatisfactory/poor-performing suppliers to vendor management.
• Keep up to date with market trends and new goods and services, and effectively react to changes in demand, thus enabling cost savings and competitiveness.
• Assist and guide end users in completing purchase requisitions.
• Create, issue, modify, and process purchase orders.
• Communicate with end users on the status of purchase orders.
• Assist in receiving and evaluating all quotations.
• Ensure maintenance and updating of pricing of goods and services on the relevant system.
• Place orders with suppliers for goods and services required.
• Capture expected delivery dates if extensions exist on agreed lead times, as well as the expected reasons for deviation.
• Continuously engage in efforts to improve on-time deliveries of stock times, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide superior customer service.
• Attend to and assist in resolving procurement issues such as incorrect proof of delivery, incorrect delivery price, and wrong item identified, etc.
• Maintain and update purchasing documentation.
• Conduct purchasing administration.
• Identify repetitive purchases for contract opportunities.
• Assist the stock controller/inventory controller in expediting of stock.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in Supply Chain/Logistic Management.
• Grade 12.
• At least two (2) years working experience in the Procurement Department.
• Computer literacy.
• Drivers license and own transport.

Qualifications

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