East London: Procurement Clerk posted by Profile Personnel

Procurement Clerk required for an agricultural product wholesaler based in East London

Requirements

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Relevant qualification preferred

Responsibilities

• Acquiring clearing estimates – request estimate from clearing agents for goods landed in RSA, taking HS codes & relevant duties applicable into account.
• Costing of goods – calculate cost price of imported goods landed in SA taking into consideration the ROE & clearing estimate to obtain cost price per unit as well as how delivery will take place & all relevant costs accounted for
• Placing orders sending purchase orders to overseas suppliers via Pastel, as well as keeping track of the order process working closely with the imports controller and manager.
• Order production date management – track orders with overseas suppliers with regards to production dates.
• Price verification – Check price on commercial invoices match the proforma invoices/sales orders or agreed upon pricing as well as confirming product & specifications are correct.
• Import schedules – Assign internal references to new orders & update production dates on relevant excel sheets. Working closely with the imports team.
• Shipping docs – check shipping docs have been received, after relevant checks on pricing & specs pass onto imports team for clearing process.
• Capturing of stock – check final clearing invoice from agents, calculate cost price combining forex, commercial invoice from supplier & clearing invoice, present to Imports Manager for approval.
• Updating of replacement cost for price list – Request estimates for price lists from clearing agents, ensuring HS codes are correct & relevant customs duties accounted for, fill in estimate amounts on price lists, present to Imports Manager for approval.