Procurement Specialist

at Grindrod Limited
Location Richards Bayv, South Africa
Date Posted September 21, 2020
Category Procurement
Job Type Full-time
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)
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