Junior Buyer

SUMMARY:
Our Client is looking for Junior Buyer to support procurement activities by raising purchase orders, managing supplier interactions, monitoring stock requirements, and ensuring accurate and timely product availability.
Main Tasks:

• Create and process Purchase Orders (POs).
• Assist in sourcing suppliers and obtaining competitive quotes.
• Monitor supplier lead times and follow up on deliveries.
• Maintain backorder and critical inventory reports.
• Provide administrative support in procurement audits.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:
Procurement Support

• Create and process Purchase Orders (POs) as instructed.
• Maintain accurate filing of all POs and procurement documentation.
• Assist in sourcing suppliers and obtaining competitive quotes.
• Monitor supplier lead times and follow up on deliveries.
• Support Product Supply Manager in procurement planning and MRP.

• Assist in maintaining backorder and critical inventory reports.
• Ensure all transactions and records are updated on Sage and Excel.
• Provide administrative support in procurement audits and compliance.

• Increased PV, Customer Satisfaction, and Decrease Business Expenditure.

• The physical demands and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to talk, stand, walk, kneel, bend, pull, feel, reach, grasp, crawl, hear, and/or climb stairs.
• The employee is required sit for extended periods of time and is required to operate telephone and software via computer.
• The employee is required to have the ability to lift or carry up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• The noise levels are usually moderate.

• Strong Excel and Sage X3 skills.

• Matric with tertiary qualification in Procurement/Supply Chain advantageous.
• 1–2 years procurement or clerical experience (graduates considered).