Technical Buyer

The job responsibilities:

• Accountable for the successful completion of procurement functions
• End to end responsibility including Purchase Order placement, Purchase Order tracking from Supplier Acknowledgement to Delivery.
• Expediting urgent orders, resolving invoice discrepancies, data integrity maintenance and responding to sales teams’ queries.
• Manage and maintain supplier relationships within your portfolio.
• Maintaining agreed performance targets in respect to on-time delivery and lead-time accuracy.
• Responsible for system parameter maintenance i.e. lead-time days, safety stock levels and classification.
• Facilitates smooth interaction with All Stakeholders e.g., Workshops, Warehouse, Inventory, Freight and Order Management, Sales, and Aftermarket, SHEQ teams.
• Supplier Onboarding, evaluation, and approvals.
• Capturing Purchase Orders in the Syspro ERP SYSTEM.
• Issuing Job related Purchase Orders from product drawings in accordance with planned delivery date schedule.
• Issuing Stock Buy Out Purchase Orders in accordance with Sales Order ship dates.
• Weekly expediting of all orders to avoid late deliveries.
• Update Import Order Delivery Statuses.
• Control the flow of import documentation from Carrier to Warehouse/Finance.
• Support with Export shipment estimates and purchase orders.
• Resolving supply issues in a timely manner on activity.
• Open and Close Work in Progress Jobs to Finished Goods.
• Allocate Stock items to Production jobs.
• Job Costing Analysis.
• Provide costs estimates to Sales and Production teams for Budget Cost Analysis.
• Understand and improve customer experience by driving improvements on item availability rates and lower supplier lead times.
• Attend Business Operational meetings and provide updates on all operational buying tasks.
• Responding in a timely, professional, and comprehensive manner to requests involving contract compliance, cost proposals and other administrative procurement tasks.
• Perform other tasks to support the Procurement team to achieve department goals.

Qualifications & Experience Requirements:

• Tertiary degree / diploma in the Supply Chain or related field.
• 5 -10 years’ experience in manufacturing; technical and/or engineering environment.

Other Requirements & Competencies:

• The understanding of technical drawings.
• Must be able to place all technical related orders from drawings & bill of materials.
• In depth knowledge of procurement process, systems, and their applications.
• Computer literate (high skills level with Microsoft Office, advanced excel).
• Ability to understand and interpret data using the applicable software applications and ERP systems, Syspro advantageous.
• Good command of Business English, written and oral.
• Must be able to handle a diversity of functions / multi-tasking.
• Good people and communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license.

The role will be based in Kempton Park, Spartan.

What is in it for you?

• We offer you an interesting role in an international business environment, extraordinary products, great colleagues, and opportunities for your professional development. At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and, thereby, our customers. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us better.

Application

• Send your application as soon as possible as we will be evaluating candidates continuously, and no later than 27 November 2024.
• Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career.

About us:

• Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a leading supplier of equipment, tools, parts, service and solutions for processing rock and minerals in the mining and construction industries. Application areas include crushing and screening, breaking and demolition.