Junior Buyer

• Perform sourcing activities for all non-contracted local purchases from local suppliers based on requisitions received from various departments, ensuring timely sourcing and availability of required goods and services in line with business requirements.
• Validate procurement needs, quality and delivery requirements with internal stakeholders, ensuring sourcing requirements are clearly defined, and purchases meet business needs and customer expectation.
• Process requisitions into purchase orders in a timely manner, ensuring required products are available in line with customer needs and proactively communicating any deviations from expected service levels or process delays.
• Review prices and product specifications from various local suppliers for non-complex items, ensuring compliance with procurement practices, sustainability and ethical purchasing standards to identify the most suitable and cost-effective option.
• Handle customer and supplier correspondences about order status, changes, or cancellations to follow up with suppliers, as needed, to confirm or change orders.
• Inform NCR’s (Non-Conformance Reports) from various departments to suppliers and keep track on the status of NCRs to reconcile or resolve order discrepancies with supplies and other stakeholder complaints.
• Perform contract uploads, facilitate e-auctions and update internal databases with order details and supporting files, including dates, vendors, quantities and discounts, ensuring accurate and timely maintenance of procurement records and supporting efficient transaction processing.
• Identify potential improvement opportunities in the existing working ways by reviewing the current processes to determine optimal setup for purchase requisitions, considering costs, delivery times, product quality and available inventory.

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Education Qualification

• a) High school diploma or equivalent, preferably in Supply Chain, Procurement, or a related field (preferred)
• b) Additional certification or training in Procurement or Supply Chain Management (preferred)

Work Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a relevant field
• Experience in a procurement or supply chain environment

Skills

• Strong communication skills – Both written and verbal (must have).
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment, especially under tight deadlines.
• Proficient in ERP systems, and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Capable of planning and managing personal workload, demonstrating initiative and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to uphold and respect procurement ethics, ensuring integrity in all activities.