Job Description: About the Role
Working within the Procurement function, The Buyer role is responsible for the processing of procurement-related transactions, including requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipting, and new supplier requests. The role holder will also own and be responsible for resolving queries related to the purchase-to-pay process, working to agreed service level agreements (SLAs)
Key Responsibilities
- Purchase Order Management: the raising of purchase orders using the company ERP system, compliance to the Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and within agreed operational SLAs. Working with stakeholders to promote the use of PSL and providing feedback to PSL owners as appropriate.
- Quotations: the preparation, issuing, receiving and evaluating requests for quotations to deliver best value. Working with stakeholders to understand requirements and effectively translating them into request for proposal documentation using approved templates.
- Goods Receipting: the posting of goods receipts using the company ERP system in line with agreed operational SLAs.
- Query Management: responding to queries from requisitioners and other stakeholders to provide effective query resolution working to operational SLAs.
- Pre-Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) Processing: ownership of the processing of PEQs from receiving a request to create a supplier, checking whether a potential alternative supplier exists, raising the request on the PEQ portal and tracking the request to expedite completion.
- Purchase Order Expediting: Where required, actively monitoring and following up with suppliers to ensure the purchase order is delivered on the agreed date for the agreed quantity and escalating any issues appropriately.
- Negotiation: Lead low complexity, lower value negotiations to secure favorable prices, terms and conditions and service levels. Support with higher value, higher complexity negotiations as required.
Opportunity Identification: using purchase requisition and order data to identify potential areas for business benefits, for example consolidating spending over multiple requisitions or areas of non-compliance to PSL’s.
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Minimum Requirements:
- Candidate should be conversationally fluent in English and be able to read and write clearly and concisely
Desirable
- Good data analysis and problem-solving skills
- Good planning and organization skills, able to manage multiple deadlines and tasks
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good relationship management skills, able to build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholder groups.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong command of the English language
Responsibilities: About the Role
Working within the Procurement function, The Buyer role is responsible for the processing of procurement-related transactions, including requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipting, and new supplier requests. The role holder will also own and be responsible for resolving queries related to the purchase-to-pay process, working to agreed service level agreements (SLAs)
Key Responsibilities
- Purchase Order Management: the raising of purchase orders using the company ERP system, compliance to the Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and within agreed operational SLAs. Working with stakeholders to promote the use of PSL and providing feedback to PSL owners as appropriate.
- Quotations: the preparation, issuing, receiving and evaluating requests for quotations to deliver best value. Working with stakeholders to understand requirements and effectively translating them into request for proposal documentation using approved templates.
- Goods Receipting: the posting of goods receipts using the company ERP system in line with agreed operational SLAs.
- Query Management: responding to queries from requisitioners and other stakeholders to provide effective query resolution working to operational SLAs.
- Pre-Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) Processing: ownership of the processing of PEQs from receiving a request to create a supplier, checking whether a potential alternative supplier exists, raising the request on the PEQ portal and tracking the request to expedite completion.
- Purchase Order Expediting: Where required, actively monitoring and following up with suppliers to ensure the purchase order is delivered on the agreed date for the agreed quantity and escalating any issues appropriately.
- Negotiation: Lead low complexity, lower value negotiations to secure favorable prices, terms and conditions and service levels. Support with higher value, higher complexity negotiations as required.
Opportunity Identification: using purchase requisition and order data to identify potential areas for business benefits, for example consolidating spending over multiple requisitions or areas of non-compliance to PSL’s.
-
Minimum Requirements:
- Candidate should be conversationally fluent in English and be able to read and write clearly and concisely
Desirable
- Good data analysis and problem-solving skills
- Good planning and organization skills, able to manage multiple deadlines and tasks
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good relationship management skills, able to build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholder groups.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong command of the English language
Qualifications: About the Role
Working within the Procurement function, The Buyer role is responsible for the processing of procurement-related transactions, including requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipting, and new supplier requests. The role holder will also own and be responsible for resolving queries related to the purchase-to-pay process, working to agreed service level agreements (SLAs)
Key Responsibilities
- Purchase Order Management: the raising of purchase orders using the company ERP system, compliance to the Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and within agreed operational SLAs. Working with stakeholders to promote the use of PSL and providing feedback to PSL owners as appropriate.
- Quotations: the preparation, issuing, receiving and evaluating requests for quotations to deliver best value. Working with stakeholders to understand requirements and effectively translating them into request for proposal documentation using approved templates.
- Goods Receipting: the posting of goods receipts using the company ERP system in line with agreed operational SLAs.
- Query Management: responding to queries from requisitioners and other stakeholders to provide effective query resolution working to operational SLAs.
- Pre-Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) Processing: ownership of the processing of PEQs from receiving a request to create a supplier, checking whether a potential alternative supplier exists, raising the request on the PEQ portal and tracking the request to expedite completion.
- Purchase Order Expediting: Where required, actively monitoring and following up with suppliers to ensure the purchase order is delivered on the agreed date for the agreed quantity and escalating any issues appropriately.
- Negotiation: Lead low complexity, lower value negotiations to secure favorable prices, terms and conditions and service levels. Support with higher value, higher complexity negotiations as required.
Opportunity Identification: using purchase requisition and order data to identify potential areas for business benefits, for example consolidating spending over multiple requisitions or areas of non-compliance to PSL’s.
-
Minimum Requirements:
- Candidate should be conversationally fluent in English and be able to read and write clearly and concisely
Desirable
- Good data analysis and problem-solving skills
- Good planning and organization skills, able to manage multiple deadlines and tasks
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good relationship management skills, able to build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholder groups.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong command of the English language
