Client Overview
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 is responsible for settling claims with conditions favorable to the company and oversees coordinated commodities.
Duties & Responsibilities
Tasks & Responsibilities:
The Buyer:
- Bears commercial responsibility for purchasing activities, Engineering Representative, PPLM, Project Manager, and Supplier Quality.
- 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 the return of acknowledgments.
- Leads regionally for cost reduction, lead-time, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Supports Order Fulfilment, Quality, and Engineering in organizing deliverables that are late from Suppliers.
- Supports 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, except for Globalized Commodities where this is done by the Regional Commodity Leader (RCL).
- 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 and ensuring compliance of Business Award with validated regional Supplier Panel.
- Initiates the POR.
In addition, the LB, in close collaboration with the SSL, will ensure cross-region LB experience sharing:
- 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.
- Manages and develops the validated Regional Target Supplier Panels including product qualification aspects.
- Monitors overall Regional Target Suppliers Performance, ensures their scorecards are up-to-date, and their data is 100% accurate in the systems.
- Defines contractual plans (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 delivery against tender price with regional suppliers.
Package & Remuneration
R 1 - R 2 - Monthly
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