Buyer (FMCG)

Job Purpose:

To examine and analyse Group spend; Assist with Group Purchasing (Stationery & PPE)

Minimum requirements

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

Job 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.
• Obtaining quotes from suppliers.
• Benchmarking prices for approval.
• Arrange orders to be loaded and send to suppliers.
• Follow up on supply & delivery from suppliers.
• Status updates on internal order requests