Minimum requirements for the role :
- A matric or equivalent is essential for this role.
- A sourcing and/or logistics qualification would be an advantage but is not essential.
- Must have excellent Microsoft Office and Excel skills.
- Previous experience having worked on SAP is essential for the role.
- Previous shipping experience having dealt with shipping imports, exports, and procuring from international suppliers is preferred for the role.
- Previous experience and a clear understanding of product costing is preferred.
- Previous experience in dealing with local and international suppliers and logistics companies is preferred.
- Previous experience having worked within a distribution or manufacturing company supplying the chemical and related manufacturing markets is preferred.
The successful candidate will be responsible for :
- Assisting the Sales and Product Managers with procuring raw materials from international technology partners/suppliers who they represent within the personal care and homecare manufacturing industries.
- Placing and loading orders onto SAP and then sending it onto international personal care and homecare suppliers.
- Overseeing demand planning and ordering stock from a portfolio of international suppliers for key accounts.
- Monitoring short shelf-life stock and slow moving stock.
- Allocating stock to customers and approving cancellations/amendments of sales orders.
- Handling various queries such as pricing, stock availability, etc. from principles.
- Requesting sea freight estimates/air freight estimates.
- Checking expiry dates of the COAs before products are shipped.
- Advising sales and senior management regarding delays on their stock.
- Requesting relevant shipping documents dealing with the suppliers TDS, certificate of analysis.
- Liaising with the shipping company regularly to ensure that stock will be arriving in time.
Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.
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