Senior Buyer (6 Months Contract) - Re-advert at Mintek

Mintek has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Buyer in the Finance Division. The successful candidate will be responsible for the procurement of goods and services on behalf of Mintek in compliance with the procurement policy and procedures. The candidate will need to ensure that goods and services required for Mintek's operations are acquired per specifications provided, at the most economical prices, of acceptable quality and delivered at a specified time as requested by the requestor.  

Administration:

• Consolidate procurement plan from different divisions.
• Receive and review specifications from end users.
• Prepare submissions to Bid committees.
• Assist with preparations and execution of internal and external Audits.
• Ensure that all audit queries are addressed in timely manner

Negotiation:

• Negotiate with suppliers to ensure best value for money to Mintek.
• Endeavour to fix prices per quarter or longer for regular commodities.
• Responsible for negotiating with shipping and forwarding agents when goods are transported from Mintek to foreign locations for repair or testing. Identification of the following where goods are imported:

- Import Permit requirements.

- Registration of serial numbers per item.

- Forwarding [URL Removed] time.

Reporting:

• Compile monthly activity reports on tenders.
• Ad-hoc reports as requested by the Head: Supply Chain Management.

Tenders

Assist the Head: Supply Chain Management with the following:

• Providing input for the compilation of the tender document.
• Advertisement for the tender.
• Serve on the tender committees

Internal Clients:

• Liaise with SBU members to assist with all procurement related issues.

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