Location: Springs

Salary: R50,000, negotiable on experience

Key areas of responsibilities:

• Developing sound, cost-effective strategies for the purchasing of materials used in the business.
• Maintaining relationships with suppliers while continually scouting for additional vendors.
• Evaluating spending operations while seeking ways to improve and enhance the quality of products purchased and the timeliness of deliveries.
• Communicating with senior management regularly regarding the efficient flow of goods and services affecting production and purchasing operations.
• Conducting cost analyses and setting benchmarks for improvement on payment and delivery terms, stockholding and delivery turnaround times.
• Developing risk management procedures to mitigate losses in the event of product shortages and draw up and maintain a robust actionable Business Continuity & Recovery plan from a procurement point of view.
• Supervising a purchasing and consumable inventory teams and delegating tasks across departments when necessary.
• Working closely with the company legal department to ensure contracts and terms are favourable and are maintained in a current state in accordance with the group policies.

Staff responsibility: 3 x pax.