Lead Buyer

Stratogo • Other • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa • $300 - $400 / year • 4d ago

Reference: FRD000221-KB-1

Client based in JHB North seeks the services of a Lead Buyer responsible for negotiating and releasing Purchase Orders at the right time and right quality within specified targets/budget. The Lead Buyer (LB) is also responsible for settling claims with conditions favorable to the company and is the primary contact in the regions for Delegated Commodities.

Duties & Responsibilities

Tasks & Responsibilities:
The Buyer:

Bears commercial responsibility for purchasing activities, Engineering Representative, PPLM, Project Manager, Supplier Quality, Order Fulfilment, or other responsible parties.
Collects information from PPLM/Project Manager regarding project-related, commercial, and legal specifications in the RFQ and Purchase Orders to Suppliers.
Issues Purchase Orders and monitors return of acknowledgment.
Leads regionally for cost reduction, lead-time, and quality improvement initiatives.
Supports Order Fulfilment, Quality, and Engineering for organizing deliverables that are late from Suppliers.
Supports the Projects/Product Lines for critical operational issues (e.g., claims, delays, key negotiations) with regional suppliers, issues claim notifications, and manages recoveries.
Manages the invoice release.
Ensures on-time delivery of RFQs to Suppliers identified in the Engineering Procurement Plan, performs total cost analysis of the offers received, and organizes/participates in technical-commercial discussions with the Supplier.
Conducts negotiations, involving Engineering Representative, Supplier Quality/Order Fulfilment, and PPLM/Project Manager.
Responsible for applying Procurement Concept, ensuring compliance of Business Award with validated regional Supplier Panel, and initiating the POR.
In close collaboration with the SSL, supports the definition of the Commodity Strategy, Target Panel, and Action Plan.
Leads commercial qualification of all suppliers of the Regional Target Panel to ensure they are qualified at all times.
Monitors overall Regional Target Suppliers Performance, ensures their scorecards are up-to-date, and their data is 100% accurate in the systems.
Defines contractual plan (e.g., General Terms & Conditions, Price Lists) and ensures implementation for Regional Target Suppliers.
Defines inputs for tendering purposes (e.g., costing, solidity, firming, and regional target panel).
Supports delivering against tender price with regional suppliers.