Procurement Buyers – (Transactional Buyers)
Summary Description
- Provide support to the Procurement Specialist or Manager in the successful delivery of Company's procurement process.
Role and Responsibilities
- Assist and take instruction from the Procurement Manager
- Assist and take instruction from the Procurement Manager.
- Administer procurement process.
- Implement procurement instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Support proponent with creation of Purchase Request (PR) and approving them.
- Process Purchase Request (PR) of low value with identified supplier base.
- Creation of Sourcing Request (SR) (If needed).
- Development of tender documentation and pre-qualification documentation
- Assisting with the development of evaluation templates and models
- Run RFP based on lowest cost / Technically approved suppliers with well identified supply base.
- Support in the development of commercial & technical evaluation methodologies
- Developing evaluation resourcing and progress documents
- Preparation of guidance documents for evaluation teams
- Preparation of pro-forma excel analysis templates for evaluation teams
- Preparation of draft report templates
- Award Business based on TER/ TEAR establishment for low value purchases.
- Run RFP for low value repetitive items.
- Establish catalogues and administer them.
- Support approvals and release of Purchase Orders (PO).
- Track open Purchase Orders (PO) and closing them.
- Ensure transfer Purchase Orders (PO) to suppliers and confirming them.
- Ensure Suppliers are paid on time and act a 1st escalation to supply/Payment issues. • Monitor supplier performance to ensure targets are met and identify ways to improve the supply chain process with suppliers
- Work with the Procurement Department and other Sectors and Departments, as required.
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business, Commerce or similar.
- Relevant professional qualification i.e. CIPS or others is a plus.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in procurement or similar activity in corporate, private or public sector.
- Knowledge of procurement concepts, processes, activities, and trends
- Experience with basic contracting principles and practices such as tendering, subcontracting, outsourcing managemen