Procurement/Purchasing Clerk – Chemical Industry – R350K – R250K Full Time

RPO Recruitment’s client is a Chemical company based in the Western Cape, which is urgently seeking an experienced Procurement/ Purchasing Clerk in Cape Town.

Responsibilities:

• Continuously analyse production needs and plan procurement of materials accordingly
• Analysing buy out report and items required per depot, place orders and manage stock accordingly
• Ensure buy-outs safety stock is updated monthly
• Ensure sufficient procurement of raw material, packaging and labelling to meet production needs
• Continuously evaluate quality of suppliers and raw materials
• Regular liaison with suppliers, building and maintaining relationship price negotiations and supplier evaluations throughout the year
• Ordering of all buyout items
• Quarterly analysis of imported perfume requirements and procuring stock accordingly
• Every 2 months, place an order Oxone
• Oxone must be ordered quarterly or when required (Ensure sufficient stock before next shipment arrives)
• Attend to and resolve queries with suppliers on outstanding documentation, price queries, and stock shortages
• Procuring, managing, and controlling of all PPE clothing
• Sourcing of new packaging and raw materials as and when required
• Purchasing of equipment, dosing equipment and items needed for the sales department for installations at new customers
• Manage and control the returnable containers from suppliers to ensure fast turnaround times
• Booking in all stock items that get delivered into the depots
• Responsible for tracking of raw material totals by vendor / supplier
• Responsible for tracking the quality of raw materials by load, vendor, and ship form
• All buy out items correctly allocated and delivered to various depots
• SLA’s must be updated and renewed every 3 years
• Ensure all documents for imported products and shipping agents’ requirements to clearing of containers is in order and correct
• Updating the buyout prices on the Buyout price list and send it through to Sales for updating on Navision monthly
• Controlling of PPE
• Capturing of STN’s between Production, National and CT warehouse, daily, for stock transfers between the various entities
• Update spreadsheet for the movement on the top raw materials monthly
• Follow up on payments for suppliers on COD accounts
• Manage and control the issue of monthly staff packs

Requirements:

• At least 5 years working experience in a chemical manufacturing environment or similar industry, responsible for procurement or raw materials and buy out items, according to production plan
• Computer literate / knowledge of Navision / Syspro / Accpac and or other related ERP or MRP systems, is essential
• Excellent understanding of MS Office / and advance skills in Excel
• Ability to do self- study and research to develop both technical and soft skills
• Tertiary qualification in procurement and or purchasing will be a requirement

Benefits:

• Salary: R250K/yr – R350K/yr, salary negotiable
• Training and Development
• Family Leave

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by either filling in the online application form or emailing your CV to RPO Recruitment at logistics@rpo-recruit.za.com

Alternatively, you are also welcome to contact either Shannon Thomson or Jamie-lee McCallum on LinkedIn or call them on 021 180 0776.

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.