Purchasing Manager

Würth South Africa Co. (Pty) Ltd, is actively looking for a talented, passionate, experienced and qualified Purchasing Manager to join

our team. The incumbent will be responsible for purchasing goods, materials and services to ensure that the company’s operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Matric or equivalent
• Degree or Diploma in Purchasing
• 5 years relevant experience
• Computer skills (SAP, Excel etc.)
• Negotiation skills
• Organisational skills
• Must reside in Gauteng.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Take part in the planning process regarding turnover, gross profit, costs and staff levels.
• Recruit staff, when necessary, in line with the planned budget.
• Submit capital expenditure requests in line with the budget.
• Purchase goods to achieve a maximum between stock level, service degree and gross profit for the company.
• Initiate individual contracts with suppliers for the supply of products after consultation with the Financial Director.
• Disposition non-conforming products after consultation with the Marketing and product departments.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to forecast demand, manage inventory and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Manage the end-to-end procurement process from suppliers.
• Monitor and analyze KPI’s to track procurement performance and identify areas of development.
• Negotiating and attaining the best possible cost prices for Wurth.
• Maintaining a service degree of 96 % or above.
• Ensuring that we do not over order stock and responsible for keeping annual stock write off at acceptable level.
• Attending any special-order requests by customers, sales and office staff.
• Maintaining a good liaison with overseas and local suppliers.
• Analyze purchasing trends, identify cost-saving opportunities while optimizing procurement strategies.
• Giving quotes to customers and sales staff for articles in our existing range or to be imported as a special order from overseas or local supply.
• Dealing with customers, sales staff or internal staff complaints or queries promptly and with a high degree of professionalism.
• Conduct market research and supplier evaluations to identify potential vendors while ensuring competitive pricing and quality standards.
• Retrieving the shipment information transmitted from all suppliers.
• Providing direction and assistance to all staff members under your control in order to achieve desired productivity levels.
• Providing ongoing leadership in terms of vision, direction, morale, discipline, conflict resolution, management and career development.
• Conducting one-on-one talks with all members of his/her departments.

Interested candidates may apply for this vacancy by sending their updated CV to recruitment@wurth.co.za

Please note that should you not have received a response from us within 4 (four) weeks of the closing date of the job advert, please consider your application unsuccessful.