Buyer - Modderfontein at ABB

Your role and responsibilities

• In this role, you will have the opportunity to purchase materials according to required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule, and terms. Each day, you will ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by identifying new suppliers in cooperation with the relevant category team.
• This role is contributing to the Procurement and Logistic department ( PAEN Division) within the South African Cluster.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Identification and qualification of new suppliers in line with business requirements.
• Negotiates agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews price lists and terms and conditions.
• Adapts global contractual framework to the local business needs.
• Recommends frame agreements to management and executes upon approval.
• Execute RFQs timeously and negotiate for best price in tendering phase and execution phase.
• Analyzes and evaluates bids in order to determine the optimal value.
• Supports bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information.
• Tracks goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensure invoice processing.
• Oversees supplier performance (on-time delivery, quality, lead time), and resolves performance issues.
• Initiates Purchase Orders (PO) in the system, according to the purchase requisitions and in alignment with standard procedures, and confirms delivery with suppliers, monitors, and tracks supplier performance to PO requirements.
• Aligns supplier orders with customer requirements (based on ERP or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)/project requirements) in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability, and price.
• Ensures the SAP Ariba platform is updated as defined in the procedure.
• Knowledge in warehouse management
• You will join a high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• 3-year qualification Diploma / Degree within Supply Chain Management or similar
• 3-5 years’ experience in Procurement.
• SAP Experience is required.
• Experience preferably within the Energy Industry.
• CIPS level 4 + is an added advantage.
• Preference will be given to disable EE candidates.
• Ability to work independently.