South Africa: PGM Consultant: Purchasing posted by Abantu Staffing Solutions

REQUIREMENTS

• Affirmative Action South African citizen
• Degree/ National Diploma in the following disciplines Purchasing, Logistics, Commerce, Finance or Business Management
• Minimum of 3 years of direct purchasing experience in the automotive or related industry

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• 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 prioritisation 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) and 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
• Extremely self-motivated and driven

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure smooth operations and strategic alignment within the company and the broader group
• Manage PGM (Platinum Group Metals) procurement and inventory, supporting various teams with forecasts and problem-solving, and ensuring the uninterrupted supply of key components
• 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 the location at each of the canners at the end of the year to ensure correct stock levels
• Analyse 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 the timely availability of PGMs
• Analyse and approve PGM purchase invoices received from the suppliers to ensure alignment with pre-approved pricing parameters for PGM purchases
• Issue PGM sales invoices generated from SAP to PGM exporters to ensure timely 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 the strategic finance planning team to ensure optimal inventory levels
• Prepare and submit the Beneficiation Licence Register (Diamond Report) to the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator to comply with legislation
• Ensure alignment of selling price parameters between the 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 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 about 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