AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE FOR AN EXPERIENCED PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR/SPECIALIST TO JOIN OUR NATIONAL TEAM. IN THIS REWARDING ROLE, YOU’LL DEVELOP KEY SKILLS, FIND PURPOSE, AND MAKE A REAL IMPACT ON SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS.
Procurement at Capral is dynamic, with a constantly evolving landscape of challenges and opportunities. From managing supplier relationships and global sourcing to risk assessment and sustainability initiatives, every day offers new hurdles to tackle. Join us and be part of something impactful!
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Liaise and develop relationships with Capral’s suppliers to the best advantage of Capral
- Develop and implement vendor service level agreements and manage vendor performance
- Price negotiation with domestic and international vendors
- Develop and report on KPI’s for Procurement operations
- Increase the proficiency of the purchasing to payments function, through areas such as automatic purchase orders, framework agreements, reverse billing and vendor managed inventory
- Work closely with the business to determine ongoing supply requirements and ‘at risk’ vendors
- Assist in the review of Contracts, Vendors and tender processes
- Co-ordination of vendor rationalisation, maintenance and management of supply agreements
- Ordering and management of Rolled products, stainless mesh and other imports
- Improvement of the procurement of hardware through standardisation of material master data, improved packaging configurations and branding as well as optimum lot sizes
- Assist in the creation and maintenance of Purchasing Information Records / Agreements
- Administration of freight forwarding including customs clearance, transport and shipping
- Liaise with Product Development in the specification and prototyping phase of newly introduced products and vendor selection
- Process improvement and identifying opportunities to reduce costs and implementing solutions
- Lead procurement projects and work with other areas of the business to develop solutions to improve effectiveness of the Procurement group
- Management, correction and processing of blocked invoices
To be considered applicants SHOULD have:
- Relevant qualifications in Procurement or considerable experience in a similar role
- Proven problem solving, research and diagnostic skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proven negotiation skills
- Demonstrated ability to multitask and work to deadlines
- Ability to identify opportunities for improvement
- Knowledge and ability to operate SAP and Microsoft Office packages