Motor Vehicle Dealer : Buyer From 2016-10 To 2022-06
Duties
Process requisitions for workflow approval on the said service or goods delivered for payment
Escalate in order to obtain stakeholder' approval
Raise requisitions on contract where possible
Match requisitions to contracts to ensure prices are adhered to etc.
Advise Sourcing of requisitions raised without contract
Ensure correct account and cost centre allocation
Run data integrity to ensure data is uniform accordingly to process
Supplier management and Purchase order management
Obtain quotes from suppliers in line with RFQ
Once approved, transact with supplier
Ensure orders reach suppliers:
Follow- up on delivery and invoices to ensure timeous payment
Follow up to ensure orders are closed
Investigate reasons for work not done, non-delivery or duplications
Control the number of open orders
Report on discrepancies (actual order received versus what was paid for)
Compiling overall import and export on all inbound and out bound
Prepare BID document of BID committee in conjunction with BBBEE and PPPFMA
Procure services: i.e. HR, Gardening services, IT, indirect services.
Risk management:
Identify risk in process or function of the operation
Find ways to mitigate risk to avoid significant audit findings
Investigate reasons for breach in policy and report/ highlight to relevant stakeholders
Stakeholder relationship management:
Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes
Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure stakeholders' requirements are delivered
Preserves relationships despite airing conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing conflicts
Anticipates consequences and adapts problem solving based on continual feedback
Act speedily to resolve problems, queries and complaints
Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences
Advise business to comply with the Bank's procurement policy and process
Teamwork, self-management and alignment with group values:
Self-management:
Demonstrates pride in the organisation's brand, services and products by consistently delivering on the brands promise
Plan and manage own workflow, anticipating obstacles, juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards
Stay relevant and up-to-date with legislations and new development
Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
Handle stress in ways that do not negatively impact others
Take ownership of personal career development, leveraging formal and informal opportunities
Act in an ethical, transparent and morally defensible manner, including highlighting unethical practices
Teamwork:
Continually share, debate and communicate learning's
Flag and debate issues constructively
Contribute to a friendly, co-operative climate in working with others to achieve collective goals
Be sensitive to others feelings, needs, values, views and attitudes and be courteous and diplomatic when dealing with difficulties and problems others may be experiencing.
Coordinating of importing and export shipments in the cluster.
Education - Training : Buyer From 2014-10 To 2015-10
Duties
Support in obtaining prices (RFQ, RFI and RFP) on new items
General administration duties
Tender Administration, Evaluations
Prepare Supplier spend statistics for BBBEE score.
Sourcing Suppliers
Execution of Strategic Spend Plan
Sourcing
Governance, ethics, legal compliance
Ensure standard compliance/corporate governance in Supply Chain systems, Supply Chain -standards', u'\n and statutory requirement
Continuous improvement, in supplier management
BBBEE compliance
Responsible for the procurement of direct- and indirect materials as per demand;
Assures continuity of material supply required for manufacturing facilities & customer orders;
Responsible for overall supplier on time delivery, quality and cost requirements;
Raise purchase orders as per MRP requirements, issue purchase orders and verify that the vendors have received them;
Delivery and quantity negotiation with suppliers as required.
Leading exposive manufacturing : Buyer From 2014-10 To 2016-09
Duties
Support in obtaining prices (RFQ, RFI and RFP) on new items
General administration duties
Tender Administration
Receive, date stamp incoming requisitions, allocated req\ to buyers and tender administrators and update the procurement report
Establishing general sourcing Plan
Establishment and execution of general sourcing plans
Execution of plans established by Strategic Sourcing
Adherence to governance and mitigation all commercial risks
Governance, ethics, legal compliance
Ensure standard compliance/corporate governance in Supply Chain systems, Supply Chain -standards', u'\n and statutory requirement
Continuous improvement
Prioritization of works.
Sasol Rosebank
Procurement Advisor
November 2012 to 2013 June
Support in obtaining prices (RFQ, RFI and RFP) on new items
General administration duties
Tender Administration
Receive, date stamp incoming requisitions, allocated req\ to buyers and tender administrators and update the procurement report
Establishing general sourcing Plan
Establishment and execution of general sourcing plans
Execution of plans established by Strategic Sourcing
Adherence to governance and mitigation all commercial risks
Governance, ethics, legal compliance
Ensure standard compliance/corporate governance in Supply Chain systems, Supply Chain -standards', u'\n and statutory requirement
Continuous improvement
Prioritization of works
Commodity management
Conducting global supplier market research and collection of data for analysis of strategic sub –commodities
Conducting spend analyses to identify optimization levers for strategic sub –commodities
Establish, maintaining and utilizing proper and competitive tender processes
Negotiate, implement and manage contracts, supply chain policies and procedures across operations
Validating and capturing of price adjustments application and compilation of cost driver index models to validate supplier increases while maintaining compliance to SOX
Investigating and establishing TCO scope for projects relevant to the commodity with end-users
Optimization through value in use of commercially favourable contracts
Providing technical guidance and management control regarding the supply chain policy, procedures, templates and contract conditions at all global operations
Developing and managing the strategic supplier relationship and lead regular supplier reviews which include feedback on price, quality and delivery and BEE (supplier balanced scorecard)
Key member of value team and continuous improvement cost reduction initiatives
Translating scopes of work, specifications, and drawings into a commercially executable document
Developing, tracking, monitoring and reporting commodity and supplier KPI’s
Running tender process from RFQ/RFI, tender evaluation and adjudication, to negotiating and awarding of contracts
Performing tasks to create contracts, manage and monitor compliance, and reduce exposure to various risk factors
Performing investigation of new materials/technologies/suppliers
Supports operational objectives with appropriate commodity strategies and plans
Assistance contributing expert commodity and total life cycle cost knowledge to commodities
Establishes commodity centres of excellence with representation buy-in and support for key stakeholders
Conducts product evaluation analysis in conjunction with operations on strategic commodities to maximize revenue and reduce costs
Establish, Build and maintain TCO and Life Cycle Models and similar profit enhancing models for strategic commodities
Reporting of monthly SCM KPI progress (savings, contract coverage, preferential procurement and strategic sourcing principle targets)
Manufacturing : Group Procurement Coordinator From 2012-02 To 2012-08
Duties
Contract administration
Internal Communications
Negotiate with supplier
Develop and maintain professional relationship with internal and external
Assist in implementing efficiency in terms of cost reduction
Sourcing Suppliers
Ensure that contracts are in place in terms of expiring dates
Tender Process initiations
Tender evaluation, Adjudication and SLA
Provide Price comparison in terms of all assets nationally before buyers can place their orders.
Service : BEE Verification Administrator From 2011-02 To 2011-10
Duties
Updating expired Tax clearance certificates on
Hyper wave
Customer service
Calling suppliers on outstanding documents
Helping supplier on processed and policies
Communicating at all levels when having with documentation form supplier
Setting up time lines for submissions
Record Keeping & reports
Verifying with labour department for Validity of certificates
Hospitality - Resort : Purchaser/Buyer From 2011-10 To 2012-01
Duties
Capturing Invoices
Requesting quotation for prices
Compile price list
Compile supplier list
Sourcing supplier
Place orders with suppliers
Price comparisons Ordering indirect purchasing ie : IT licences, maintenance services, HR services
Beverage : Administrator From 2010-02 To 2010-04
Duties
Customer relations
Client visits and drinks replacements
Taking the drinks to the lab for testing
Recording the dates of the incidents
Real Estate - Property Mgt : Buyer From 2008-09 To 2009-05
Duties
Strategic sourcing of suppliers of specialized items
Sourcing commodities stock required for the project
Sourcing subcontractors checking credibility of SME
Appointment of subcontractors drawing their contracts or letter of appointments monitoring of site staff
Placing orders to sub contractors
Placing orders with suppliers
Expedite backorders checking on deliveries
Sourcing service, IT, HR, Maintenance.
Service : Project Manager/Buyer From 2007-11 To 2008-08
Duties
Project management producing a weekly progress reports on sites 16 turnkey Project
Stock reconciliation checking delivered against invoices
Placing orders calling suppliers for required stock expedite orders checking for deliveries and stock availability
Invoicing subcontractors for stock we bought for the projects
Doing stock reconciliation
Doing creditor’s reconciliation