Job Description

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Purchasing Officer within a food manufacturing company based in Gauteng.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the replenishment schedule
• Analyse the schedule by doing xe2x80x9cwhat ifxe2x80x9d scenarios
• Manage the PR to PO and receipting process
• Highlight and identify resource constraints and recommend processes to eliminate resource constraints
• Suggest batch size changes, re-routing of products and outsourcing/ purchasing of additional materials
• Highlight critical material shortages
• Compare schedule to budget
• Compare net requirements against scheduled receipts in monthly periods
• Compare actual vs forecasted volumes and spend
• Ensure that products which are at risk are identified
• Co-ordinate replenishment and report on progress
• Manage and maintain planning reports
• Pricing Analyses
• Import of materials and process of documentation
• Assist with the budgeting and forecasting process
• Supplier relationship management
• Maintain Supplier Score cards
• Assist with SLA
• Update the ASL
• Cost saving projects on materials
• Internal and external audits

Requirements

• University Degree / Diploma, in Supply Chain, Procurement, CIMA or similar
• Computer literate xe2x80x93 MS Office - ADVANCED
• 3 or more years operational experience in a Supply Chain/Procurement environment
• Sound understanding and knowledge of MRP and ERP systems
• Working experience in infant, powder production environment or dairy would be advantageous
• Project Management
• Advanced knowledge of Supply chain & Procurement processes
• International procurement experience essential (advantageous if in milk commodities and engineering purchasing)
• Ability to multitask and prioritize projects

Benefits

• Salary: R250K/yr - R350K/yr, negotiable
• Training & Development
• Family Leave

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