Senior Buyer

• Establish strong partnerships and educate stakeholders on procurement best practices in order to deliver departmental objectives;

• Supervises and contributes to the preparation of departmental reports and activities.

• Reviews requisitions and specifications to obtain competitive quotations from vendors.

• Establishes working relationships with vendors through personal meetings and telephone contact; discusses and resolves problems regarding delayed delivery dates; returns damaged or incorrect items to vendors and processes necessary documents for credit.

• Partner with associated internal groups to identify and develop alternate/additional supply sources, assess financial stability, quality, and capabilities of potential vendors.

• Negotiate Agreement Terms and Conditions and work with clients to ensure appropriate contract approvals are obtained and documented.

• Proficiency to perform and comprehend price analyses, source selection/justification, investigate incorrect or late orders and initiates corrective action or recommendations for action.

• Support in the assessment of a supplier’s capacity and ability to meet quality standards, specifications, and delivery schedules.

• Supplier Management – Ensure That Suppliers Are Being Evaluated On Their Performance And When Required They Are Committed To And Making Improvements.

• Develop and execute sourcing plans, subcontract management plans.

• Ability to place a PO of medium to high complexity and process a high volume of POs across various business units

• Must be proficient in the use of SAP MM Module and Microsoft Office Suite

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Contract Administration, or similar discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Membership of CIPS or other professional certification(s) are added advantage.