Purchasing Administrator

Job Purpose: 

To examine and analyse Group spend; how wisely and effectively money is spent; and how effective the outcomes of that spending are.

Minimum requirements:

• Grade 12
• Tertiary Qualification Advantageous.
• Own transport & Drivers license

Responsibilities: 

• Comprehensively examine all spend on a daily basis - collecting, categorizing, and analysing the expenditure.
• Analyse spend recoverable from customers, ensuring reports from BUs are maintained by them and updated with reasons and / or billing information.
• Prevent and potentially decrease unnecessary spending, ensuring policies are followed.
• Ensure that purchase approval always transpires before the expense transpires.
• Check invoice irregularities.
• Query possible duplications.
• Recognize & report possible overcharges.
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity to propose alternatives where savings may be achieved.
• Special Projects when required.
• Conducting supplier reviews and negotiating prices.
• Order approvals.
• Create reports where required.