Procurement Assistant

SUMMARY:
Our client, a distributor within the mobile industry is looking for a Procurement Assistant to join their team, based in Midrand.

POSITION INFO:

Job Description:

The purpose of the Procurement Assistant is to assist the Procurement Supervisor to maintain stock levels, ensure that fast moving products are always available.  Monitor stock movements in order to identify products that are becoming obsolete.  Also sourcing new products and keeping up to date with new phone models being launched.  Negotiating prices with suppliers and assisting with stock takes and investigating variances.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Loading Purchase Orders and GRV’s and notifying Sales of Stock received
• Ensuring goods received are checked and loaded timeously onto the system
• Following up on back orders with suppliers and confirming ETA’s
• Sending out the daily ETA report
• Assisting with queries on new products, pricing and availability
• Working closely with clearing and forwarding agents for timeous deliveries of imports and exports
• Notifying suppliers of faulty stock and arranging returns, ensuring Returns to suppliers are processed
• Calculating landed cost
• Calculating estimated landed costs prior and submitting to sales for approval
• Completing price approval forms and submitting for approval
• Monitoring landed costs on products to ensure a stable GP
• Ensuring all backorders are fulfilled for corporate and retail clients
• Ensure that new codes are created and maintained on the system and that pricing is always accurate
• Load images on Pastel; updating and loading pricing on Pastel
• Allocating barcodes to new items
• ICASA applications
• Ensure that Bills of Material are created and maintained correctly
• Manage Suppliers and review their level of service and product quality on a regular basis
• Ensure compliance and maintenance of ISO 9001:2008 policies and procedures pertaining to procurement

Educational Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification advantageous

Experience and Skills Required:

• Advanced Excel skills
• Pastel Evolution experience
• Previous experience in a purchasing/procurement role (3 years)

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