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Candidate: 27910
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Location: Ekurhuleni (East Rand)
Gender: Female
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27910
Diploma
National Purchasing
National Purchasing Diploma :Purchasing Management 1 & 2, Financial Management 1, Sales/ Marketing 1
Matric:English, Afrikaans, Accounting, Typing, Biology, Mathematics, History
Accsyss, E-Mail, Internet, KPI, Microsoft, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Explorer, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint, MS Projects, MS Publisher, MS Visual Basic, MS Word, Pastel, Pastel Basic, Pastel Evolution, SAP, Windows (basic), Windows NT Workstations
All industries : Available Immediately From 2021-11 To 2025-05
Duties

Wheel manufacturing : Senior Buyer From 2021-11 To Current
Duties
  • Manage the processes of the procurement department with the end goal of securing the most appropriate services and materials at efficient cost.
  • Complete tender processes for products and services from start to finish.
  • Establish strategic relationships and negotiate with vendors/suppliers and manage contracts.
  • Do stock analysis to ensure purchases are in line with stock holding strategy, and optimized spending.

 

Procurement of materials and services:
Perform stock analysis against offtake and adjust procurement batch sizes and re-order levels accordingly.

  • Place orders and manage the approval process in line with procedures and delivery urgency.
  • Arrange for receipt and distribution of COC and MSDS.
  • Follow up on outstanding PO’s.
  • Monitor critical stock levels.
  • Maintain the Vendor information in SAP via defined processes.
  • Optimize procurement processes and methodologies to reduce spend.

 

Consolidate Tenders for Services and Materials:

  • Draw up scope and requirements for tender documents.
  • Schedule meeting and briefings on site.
  • Communicate and negotiate with potential and current vendors.

Supplier development:

  • Source alternative supply sources with an advantage.
  • Establish strategic relationships with vendors who are aligned with the company goals.
  • Measure critical supplier’s performance against agreed criteria and draw up reports.
  • Visit strategic vendors to asses’ capability.
  • Sourcing for CAPEX spend items as assigned by the Supply Chain Manager
  • Update supplier details twice a year on SAP-verify banking details/CIPC/TCC/LOGS/BBBEE documents

 

Systems and process improvements:

  • Partake as leader or team member in Supply Chain projects and tasks as and when required.
  • Ensure processes and systems are in line with group standards.
  • Drive continuous improvement.
  •  Arrange (Three Bid) quotes from freight forwarders /with regards to local and import purchases
  • Handling of shipments from Departure to Arrival – with freight forwarders
  • Implement 3-bid process on all purchases.
  • Scoring top 20 Suppliers based on SLA’s.
  • Obtain BBBEE certificates and ensure that 90% of purchases are done with BBBEE compliant suppliers
  • Purchase all PPE and marketing requirements for the company (Staff compliment +-300 staff)

           

Place orders and manage the approval process in line with procedures and delivery urgency.

  • Arrange for receipt and distribution of COC and MSDS.
  • Follow up on outstanding PO’s.
  • Monitor critical stock levels.
  • Maintain the Vendor information in SAP via defined processes.
  • Optimize procurement processes and methodologies to reduce spend.

 

Key Performance areas

  • Achieve cost reduction and cost-effective methods on all purchasing
  • Improve Service Level agreements for stock and consumable purchases
  • Ability to work as part of a team and as well as alone
  • Implement better working environments, close communication gaps
  • Negotiate Cost reduction savings
  • Analyze Supplier Performance (price, delivery, quality, service, technology, etc)
  • Ability to communicate effectively (Verbal/written) to suppliers/internal customers
  • Management and fellow colleagues
  • Ensure transparent price information – all price increases negotiated

 


Auto repair shop : Senior Buyer From 2015-03 To 2021-10
Duties
  • Converting Requisitions to Purchase Orders
  • Obtain 3-4 quotes for all consumable/stationary purchases
  • Obtain quotes for Capex Purchases
  • Analyze Price Increases and update SAP accordingly
  • Source new Suppliers - Preferably Bee Compliant Suppliers
  • Monitor Purchasing Costs- Budgets
  • Negotiate Price increases/contracts for consumables
  • Assist finance department with queries
  • Adoptng cost saving methods – sourcing the right item, at the right price of the right quality
  • Meet with prospective Suppliers
  • Expediting of General Ledger and local stock purchases
  • Handling the Vending machine (re-stocking and balancing of the monies collected)
  • Admin Functions (excel spreadsheets)
  • Expedite all stock purchases – international and local suppliers and update the system accordingly
  • Rate Supplier deliveries (lead times) as per the SLA
  • Reporting on non- conformance suppliers
  • Raise, place and expedite Purchase Orders both for consumables and stock items and ensure that relevant prices are negotiated,
  • Liaised and confirmed. (Both Local and International Suppliers)
  • Obtain BEE Certificates and update BEE spreadsheets – Training obtained on Bee Compliancy (Mpowered)
  • Action/Analyze stock suggestion items-weekly/daily
  • Action Reservation orders for all departments for Service/Trade departments- Daily
  • Analyze lost sales Report and improve on stock holding
  • Create Kit Builds and Repair requests and follow up/Expedite all outstanding requests
  • Action purchase returns on all non-compliant/damaged items – handle process till credit notes are received
  • Create Works orders for Kit builds
  • Load New Part Numbers
  • Creating orders from Forecasts done on net stock and placing with different factories Locally and Internationally
  • Assist Finance Department to resolve all queries

 

Key Performance areas

  • Achieve cost reduction and cost-effective methods on all purchasing
  • Improve Service Level agreements for stock and consumable purchases
  • Ability to work as part of a team and as well as alone
  • Implement better working environments, close communication gaps
  • Negotiate Cost reduction savings
  • Analyze Supplier Performance (price, delivery, quality, service, technology, etc)
  • Ability to communicate effectively (Verbal/written) to suppliers/internal customers
  • Management and fellow colleagues
  • Ensure transparent price information – all price increases negotiated

Automotive - Motor Vehicles : Expeditor/Buyer From 2014-08 To 2015-03
Duties
  • Converting EBP’s to Purchase Orders once released
  • Analyze Price Increases
  • Source new Suppliers
  • Amend Scheduling Agreements
  • Loading of new Vendors onto the system (SAP)
  • Monitor Purchasing Costs
  • Negotiate Price increases/contracts for consumables
  • Assist finance department with queries
  • Adopting cost saving methods – sourcing the right item, at the right price of the right quality
  • Meet with prospective Suppliers

Engineering : Senior Expeditor From 2013-01 To 2014-07
Duties
  • Raise, place and expedite Purchase Orders and ensure that relevant prices are negotiated
  • Liaised and confirmed - (Both Local and International Suppliers)
  • Monitor purchasing costs
  • Resolve accounts price queries/discrepancies (Internally & Externally)
  • Analyze Price lists received from Suppliers on Spreadsheet
  • Meeting Company deadlines on all purchasing requirements
  • Assist on Projects (Launch of new products)
  • Purchase Planning
  • Liaise with product managers on (Fast moving items/slow moving  items) and
  • Set order levels on the system
  • Ensure that Suppliers meet their delivery deadlines and communicate any delays with Sales Team/Product Team and Management
  • Expedite orders for Production and Liaise with Factory Manager on requirements
  • Forecast Stock Requirements
  • Maintain Stock levels
  • Assist in the selection of appropriate suppliers to promote good procurement practice with due regard to sustainability, ethical purchasing standards and costing. Maintain a good working relationship with these suppliers to ensure they take our business seriously.
  • Obtain order requirements from relevant departments
  • Discuss actual needs vs. wants and prepare optimized quote.
  • Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates in order to determine the best bid among potential suppliers
  • Contact suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems
  • Review requisition orders in order to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications
  • Maintain record of all purchases

Manufacturing : Logistics Coordinator/Buyer From 2012-05 To 2012-12
Duties
  • Perform all Logistical Functions
  • Set up Processes and Procedures
  • Create and maintain Job cards and Time Sheets
  • Purchasing of all stock items and Consumables
  • Receiving of Purchased goods
  • Dispatching of goods to Customers
  • Liaising with Courier companies with regards to Collections and Deliveries
  • Handling of Customer Queries
  • Inventory Control
  • Control all stock incoming and outgoing
  • Monthly stock take
  • Creation of new part numbers
  • Price Comparisons
  • Repairs (Job Cards)
  • Booking of all repairs
  • Issuing of Quotes to Customers
  • Ordering of spares
  • Costing of Jobs
  • Document Control
  • Timesheets
  • Petrol Logbooks
  • Job Cards

Pump manufacturer  : Inventory Controller / Buyer From 2010-11 To 2012-04
Duties
  • Raise and expedite Purchase Orders obtained from all departments within Grundfos.
  • Manage Physical stock receipt, control invoices, COD payments and packing away of stock (for non stock items)
  • Provide logistic support to various divisions (factory, purchasing and finance) to ensure respective enquiries, quotes, price variances and purchase orders are followed through in the fastest possible time.
  • Place orders (Off daily report and source from the best source)
  • Meeting company deadlines on all purchasing requirements.
  • Raise, place and expedite requests obtained from sales department regarding stock
  • Monitoring of import shipments/Airfreight and providing feedback to various departments
  • Following up on Late deliveries and informing respective parties
  • Liaising with freight forwarders (Supplying them with BOL and Invoices)
  • Goods Receipt all Purchases
  • Action invoices and forward to finance dept
  • Invoicing of all forex and local Purchases
  • Attend to Supplier queries
  • Attend to queries from sales people/reps/department managers and resolve immediately
  • Do casual wages (off clockcards) and submit info to recruitment Agent
  • Price analysis and comparisons

Manufacturing : Inventory Controller / Buyer From 2008-10 To 2010-09
Duties
  • Raise, place and expedite Purchase Orders and ensure that relevant prices are negotiated,
  • Liaised and confirmed.
  • Manage Physical stock receipt, control invoices, COD payments and packing away of stock into Safe.
  • Provide logistic support to various divisions (factory, purchasing and finance) to ensure respective inquiries, quotes, price variances and purchase orders are followed through in the Fastest possible time.
  • Monitor purchasing costs
  • Resolve accounts price queries/discrepancies (Internally & Externally)
  • Evaluate quality of suppliers of goods and services.
  • Analyze Price lists received from Suppliers on Spreadsheet.
  • Meeting company deadlines on all purchasing requirements.
  • Working on in house (stock control System - Matrix)
  • Inventory Control of all Stock in the Safe/Matrix
  • Physical Replenishment of the Matrix Cupboard
  • Generate (Re- Issue and Replenishment Reports) Daily- for Matrix/Safe
  • Balance stock at the end of the Day (Positive/Negative Adjustments)
  • Do Physical Stock-take (Every Month-end) and Capturing thereof - Investigating Discrepancies 
  • Replenishing of Matrix (Daily Basis) (Off Reports) - Reordering of used Parts
  • Updating of Matrix with new part numbers and prices
  • Issue Request for quotes to various suppliers
  • Accurate capturing of data in spreadsheets and management of related statistics.
  • Time Management - Maintaining and Updates (Accyss Training Received)
  • Assisting Employees who experience problems with Clock Cards (Manually enter clock-in/clock-out times)
  • Input Overtime, Annual Leave, Sick Leave etc.
  • Run error report daily and manually correct them. 
  • Keep Electronic Register of employees utilizing the Clinic and generate Weekly Reports.
  • Keep record of all Stationery and Health and Safety Goods issued e.g. Earplugs and Safety Glasses on Excel Spreadsheet
  • Report on Misuse

Chemicals; Precious metals : Logistics Co-ordinator From 2007-05 To 2008-07
Duties
  • Customer Liaison via email and telephonically
  • Planning of shipments to Canners on a daily basis
  • Data capturing releases/orders onto the in house 
  • Analyze fluctuations on releases
  • Completing delivery plans on a weekly basis
  • Have weekly audios with Canners
  • Arranging dispatches of parts from external warehouse to Canners
  • Making sure external warehouse is always full to capacity
  • Creating a list and updating it for parts to be shipped to external warehouse
  • Exporting of consignments and scrap PGM to UK for refining
  • Updating and completing of delivery performance report on a daily basis
  • Printing stock count sheets for stock
  • Balancing stock at stock for external warehouse
  • Capturing data for stock
  • Obsolescence Cover
  • Understand obsolescence cover and contribute to zero obsolescence by ensuring that the customers accept delivery of product about to run-out, advise the production planner to run-out WIP product and communicate information obtained in a responsible manner to avoid unnecessary production of run-out product.
  • Transport / Premium Freight 
  • Ensure airfreight costs are kept to a minimum through complete and accurate analysis of step charts for the relevant part. 
  • Complete all relevant paperwork for each shipment.
  • Keep the Airfreight register up-to-date and accurate and ensure no authorization numbers are given without relevant signatures attached.
  • Assist the Dispatch Supervisor where possible in making better transport decisions to ensure on-time delivery i.e. smaller loads on 1 tonne or 2 tonne vehicles.
  • Ensure zero additional charges being incurred due to mistakes or wrong/late decisions or planning.
  • Exporting of catalysts to Japan/Malaysia, Italy.

Automotive - Motor Vehicles : Order Management Coordinator From 2003-08 To 2007-05
Duties
  • Dealer Liaison, Liaising with (+-120 Dealerships) 
  • Handle Queries concerning Stock, Delays in production,Vessel Delays, Fitments and accessories
  • Handling Call center Queries- and resolving of issues.
  • Ordering of stock
  • Monitoring units still at the factory
  • Ensuring units are off the factory line at the promised time
  • Liaising with Ferry Agents on whereabouts of vehicles
  • Handling Damaged vehicles, arranging replacements
  • Run stock listings and do downloads and spreadsheets for Management and Ferry
  • Agents (Daily)
  • Attending KPI meetings with Senior Management and presenting data for these meetings
  • Report on Stats, figures on deliveries per week/month
  • Ensuring That Dealers are paying for their units timeously/ Report to Regional Office (Dealers with Bad Credit Records)
  • Educate Dealers on new models - (Product Profiles
  • Handle Dealer Launches
  • Member of Kaizen Team, (implemented to help solve various problems relating to Dealers/Ferry Agents and internal customers)

Automotive : Import / Export Clerk From 1997-05 To 2003-05
Duties
  • Data Capturing on System (Mohairtng)
  • Liaising with Harbor, and Manufacturers,(Ford,Honda, Toyota and Jaguar
  • Handle and follow up on Damages / Delays on the vehicles.
  • Ensuring correct accessories are fitted on the units.
  • Ensuring units reach their destination timeously.
  • Attend Meetings at the Harbour. (Outline problem areas) find solutions
  • Provide Excel Spreadsheets on Volumes/Capacity at the Harbour as well as storage yards
  • Filing
  • Basic Admin Functions
Ekurhuleni (East Rand)
Boksburg
English
Afrikaans
Yes
Ekurhuleni (East Rand)
Yes
Married
Available
Yes

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