Technical Purchase

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION:
Qualifications required: Minimum academic qualification: Bachelor’s degree in engineering
Experience required:

General work experience (years): 10 years in engineering, technical procurement
Specific to the position (level/discipline/years): 3 years in a similar role
Industry: Manufacturing, Engineering

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Inventory

Monitor the inventory of SKU’s, spare parts, consumables; spare parts, consumables, traded items) and advise the Supply Chain Manager on required changes to SKU master data (safety stock, reorder point levels, reorder quantities) aimed at balancing inventory levels with expected service levels for each category, using inventory optimisation software (excel, SAP or other specialised software)
Keep the inventory control optimisation software active and up to date by liaising with IT/SAP team and software vendors
Reporting on inventory KPI’s and leading initiatives to improve inventory performance and reduce cost, which include initiatives in stores, operations and maintenance departments
Work out spare parts requirement plans together with maintenance department, in order to make sure the right quantity and type of SKU’s are available at the right moment
Assisting in updating and improving master data of SKU’s (descriptions, vendor information, stocking parameters)
Support other Safal group companies in their inventory optimisation if called upon by the Supply Chain Manager
Adhere to FIFO for all spares and consumables

Procurement

Monitor Purchase Requests (PR’s) that are generated in SAP using the optimised stocking parameters
Follow up with procurement on the execution of Purchase Orders (PO’s) that result from above mentioned PR’s
Work with procurement on setting up framework agreements for materials/items that are frequently purchased and readily available

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@safalgroup.com using the position as subject of email.

Apply via :

careers@safalgroup.com