Purchasing Manager - Logistics Department

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POSITION INFO:

Our client is seeking to employee a Purchasing Manager - Logistics Department 

Requirements:

• Grade 12 / Std. 10
• National Diploma Purchasing Management
• Minimum 5 years experience in similar role
• Supervisory experience
• Previous Foundry experience 

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Develops a purchasing strategy.
• Reviews and processes purchase orders.
• Manages other members of the purchasing team.
• Maintains records of goods ordered and received.
• Negotiates prices and contracts with suppliers.
• Builds and maintains relationships with vendors.
• Selects prospective vendors and negotiates contracts.
• Evaluates vendors based on quality, timeliness, and price.
• Schedules deliveries and ensures timely fulfillment of orders.
• Researches and evaluates vendors to compare pricing and services.
• Coordinates with fellow managers to monitor inventory and determine supply needs.
• Ensures quality of procured items and addresses problems when they arise.
• Keeps up with trends in procurement.
• Travels to vendor locations.
• Stays current with purchasing technology trends and oversees purchase and implementation, as necessary.
• Develop and maintain all policies and procedures relating to inventory, tendering and purchasing
• Vetting requisitions
• Raising and placing purchase orders
• Maintaining the ERP data base
• Ensure all personnel are present, if not, arrange for replacements.
• Ensure compliance with disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Assist as requested in the formulation of departmental budget/ forecast and to ensure that budgeted levels of costs are not exceeded.
• Cost saving projects
• Ensure computer data is captured timeously
• Manage all stock levels
• Preparation of monthly Exco report
• Processing of PR’s for finance
• Maintain accurate records for accounting, audit and reference purposes
• Problem solving and corrective actions
• Any other reasonable duties as assigned from time to time

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