Procurement Coordinator

At Kontak Recruitment we offer recruitment services for the Johannesburg and Gauteng Region to employers, assisting with the placement and the full recruitment of personnel on all career levels. Kontak Recruitment is a pastel certified recruiter which manages the entire employment and recruitment service on behalf of clients from job spec writing as well as advertising your job listing and response handling right up to offer and acceptance stage including after placement service with a 3 month guarantee period. Kontak Recruitment offers an employment service and is a recruitment agency in Johannesburg, Gauteng servicing clients and HR professionals in securing personnel and finding staff through a professional recruitment service from Qualified recruitment consultants Kontak Recruitment as a Recruitment Agency in Johannesburg, services candidates and job seekers in finding jobs through our current job listings and job opportunities, assisting in enhancing career improvement. We deliver a professional CV writing service to job seekers to ensure that their CV's are current , modern and fresh. Whether you are looking for staff or looking for job opportunities, Kontak Recruitment has the solution for you. Contact us to find out how we can assist you with your recruitment needs. Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field 3 years' experience in stock, procurement, purchasing or logistics Good understanding of procurement function Basic understanding of accounting concepts such as VAT, Cost of Sales, Expenses and Fixed assets Understanding of Forex, international shipping terms and regulations Self-starter, able to take initiative, work without supervision and begin projects independently Good analytical skills and attention to detail Duties and Responsibilities: Regularly analysing all stock and non-stock suppliers to ensure they meet price, quality and delivery parameters Obtaining supplier price lists and entering ERP system with supplier part numbers Source the required goods and or services from approved supplier database Maintain and update organisation database includes finding new business partners Negotiating with suppliers for cost savings, discounts, volume rebates Completing accurate and timely data entry of purchase orders Generating and qualifying new suppliers through surveys and on-site visits Expediting and coordinating critical deliveries, emergency requisitions, and quotes Be responsible for the planning and execution of spares ordering as well as spares consumption Planning and execution of the service milestones in conjunction with internal workshop Acting as an interface between supplier and internal departments regarding orders Tracking and communicating order status May be required to assist with ad-hoc tasks. Multi skilled to perform duties of other procurement personnel in their absence Analyse trends and patterns to implement the stockholding and replenishment strategy for commodities Pull and manage reports on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis, for open, received purchases orders Assist finance in receiving the relevant supporting documents for supplier's payments i.e. invoices, delivery notes and authorised purchase orders Ensure all orders are placed and completed at the right time, with right quantities, with the right quality, delivered to the right place at the right price Attend and resolve any administrative discrepancies including but not limited to incorrect deliveries and price variances within thirty-six (36) hours Link PO to requisition (spares, non-stock, machines & other) and advice of ETA in MS Teams Investigate the best ways to reduce operational expenditure and cost Negotiate favorable terms for organisation and drive the culture for long-term savings Reduced the use of COD and ad-hoc purchase accounts