Procurement Specialist
Location | Richards Bayv, South Africa |
Date Posted | September 21, 2020 |
Category |
Procurement
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | ZAR |
Description
- Compares prices amongst various vendors in order to make sound purchasing decisions
- Works within a given budget to purchase locomotive parts for an organization
- Ensures that locomotive parts are delivered in a timely manner, and that the quality of the goods received is satisfactory
- Negotiates with contractors on price, mode of shipping, and delivery time
- Orders locomotive parts on a continuing basis in order to maintain certain inventory levels
- Checks invoices for accuracy, and authorizes the accounts payable department to issue payment
- Evaluates the performance of certain vendors in order to decide whether or not to continue buying from them
- Inventories items in order to determine which ones need to be purchased
- Enters data concerning inventory and order amounts into a computer database
Profile
- Formal Qualification in Procurement
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a Locomotive environment. Specializing in GE/GM Locomotives
- Computer Literacy
Key Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Possesses strong negotiation skills
- Good verbal communications skills
- Timely in following up on contracts and checking on backordered items
- Capable of staying within a given budget
- Good math skills and is quickly able to calculate the cost of goods and services
- Trustworthy and does not abuse authority or misappropriate funds
- Sound knowledge of GE/GM Locomotives
- Driver's License (Code EB)
- Physically fit to work in an Operational Environment (Warehouse and Locomotive Workshop)