Buyer
Job Summary
The Buyer is responsible for managing the end-to-end procurement process, including obtaining quotations and raising purchase orders. This role involves maintaining strong supplier relationships and expediting orders to ensure timely delivery. The position also requires supporting procurement strategies and assisting the accounts team with invoice resolutions.
Responsibilities
- Manage purchase orders and RFQs
- Maintain supplier relationships
- Expedite order deliveries
- Resolve invoice queries
Required Skills
- Supply Chain experience
- ERP systems proficiency
- MS Office suite
- Effective communication
Job Details
Position Description: The Buyer is responsible for obtaining quotations from suppliers, raising purchase orders, expediting orders and maintaining supplier relationships, Issuing and analysing RFQ to supply base.
Main Roles & Responsibilities:
- Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with company policies, procedures, standards, work instructions and KPI’s.
- Place all Purchase Orders for assigned/supplier spend.
- Obtain order confirmations within agreed timelines.
- Manage delivery of all orders and expedite accordingly.
- Develop and maintain supplier relationships.
- Support Senior Buyer/s on delivery of Score Group Procurement strategies.
- Assist Stores team with any delivery queries.
- Where applicable mentor Buyer’s with less experience within the Team.
- Assisting Accounts team with resolving invoice queries in a timely manner.
- Issue and manage requests for quotations to supply base.
- Awareness of Fraud/Irregularities.
- Any other reasonable duties as required to meet the needs of the business.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Relevant experience within Supply Chain environment.
- Sound working knowledge of MS office package – word, excel and PowerPoint.
- Relevant experience with ERP systems.
Skills & Behaviours:
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to work well as a team member and to take own initiative.
- Commitment to continual improvement and flexible approach to change.
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and committed to delivering HS&E excellence.
Experience:
- Experience within a similar role preferred however not essential as training will be provided.