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Buyer (Gauteng)

Enaex AfricaZA

30+ days ago

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Job title : Buyer (Gauteng)

Job Location : Gauteng,

Deadline : November 03, 2025

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To implement the unit operations plan by understanding the plan and activities including all projects and key performance measures, communicating to the relevant stakeholders and monitoring implementation daily.

To report on performance by tracking unit performance against targets, identifying progress and areas of concern, drafting reports and submitting quarterly and as required.

To manage unit performance by tracking performance against targets, identifying anomalies and implementing corrective action monthly and as required.

To comply with policies by maintaining up-to-date knowledge and understanding of policies, participating in training sessions and sourcing answers to any queries daily and as required.

To comply with processes by maintaining up-to-date knowledge and understanding of processes, implementing the correct process and addressing any areas of concern daily.

To propose improvements to processes by identifying an area for improvement, presenting to line manager and providing additional information as relevant.

To support delivery targets by reviewing and understanding minimum required cost and quality standards, purchasing materials, goods, components and services, adhering to procurement processes and delivery requirements, identifying opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency improvement, daily and as required.

To support informed decision-making and strategic planning by monitoring market trends, competitor strategies and supplier performance, identifying risks and opportunities, providing analysis on costs and cost reduction activities and reporting these to management, as required.

To support a sustainable supplier network by acting as interface between suppliers and relevant departments, negotiating and improved pricing, evaluating supplier performance, communicating supply problems, resolving issues and remaining professional and consistent, at all times.

To facilitate compliance by adhering to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures, following health, safety and environmental policies and procedures and supporting best practice activities for the wellbeing of self, staff and visitors at all times

To support continuous improvement by managing procurement documentation, preparing and raising purchase orders, managing purchase order schedules, evaluating supplier performance, compiling and documenting customer performance data and preparing reports to facilitate performance assessment and opportunities for business improvement, as required.

To develop new supply sources by identifying areas where vendors are inadequate due to scarcity or spend or risk of supply, identifying new suppliers, processing until registered for utilization in the future as required.

To process sourcing needs through inquiry and certification of suppliers that adhere to processes and procedures, registering them on the required platforms and providing feedback as required.

To secure direct materials based on previously determined schedules or newly created target dates by working with warehousing and stock control to monitor consumption and reorder points to ensure supply continuity as required.

To complete purchase orders and other related documentation pertaining to procurement of direct materials daily.

To control documents pertaining to all the direct materials suppliers including maintaining the Supplier Map (supplier data base) daily.

To classify direct materials procured in the spot market according to their levels of supply risk daily.

To develop spot buying plans on a dynamic basis and to manage R10 million delegation of authority as per purchase order (DoA) daily.

To balance business drivers and risk to maintain 100% plant availability at optimal landed cost possible daily.

To maintain and control transport costs provision for any order as per negotiated incoterm daily.

To undertake visits to supplier base to investigate potential suppliers and conduct negotiations, certification audits and quality quarantine audits including negotiating with suppliers in the pre-qualifying stage and in routine procurement to obtain best possible price / value to meet target pricing on an ad hoc basis.

To support production by expediting raw materials as necessary.

To implement expenditure within budget by understanding the components of the budget and approving expenditure in line with budget and policy monthly.

To monitor expenditure against budget by receiving the financial report, reviewing expenditure totals against budget, addressing any areas of concern or anomalies and implementing corrective action monthly.

To implement SHE practices by understanding required actions, implementing and reviewing within deadline or as per process.

To comply with SHE standards, processes and practices by maintaining knowledge and expertise in SHE and complying with requirements at all times.

To maintain stakeholder relationships by liaising with key internal and external stakeholders, providing input and feedback actions, receiving feedback and contributions and collaborating as required.

To maintain relationships with service providers by understanding and tracking service levels required and monitoring delivery against standards, identifying areas of concern and implementing corrective action monthly and as required.

To contribute to the team by participating in events, identifying areas of support required within the team and providing the required support, engaging with the team and being an active member of the team daily.

To implement self-development activities by identifying areas of development, sourcing options for capacity development activities, sourcing approval and completing the activities successful as relevant.

To be a contributing member of the organization as a whole by participating in company events, supporting company driven activities and living the Enaex values daily.

Requirements

Driver's licence.

MS Office, SAP and Advanced Excel.

As per business requirement.

Matric / Grade 12 or equivalent.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Post graduate degree or equivalent in business, manufacturing or engineering.

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or similar qualification or studying towards CIPS.

2 to 3 years in a purchasing team preferably within manufacturing environment.

Understanding of automotive processes and components.

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