Buyer - Automotive industry
Full-time
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Job Position: Buyer – Automotive industry Ref: 5314
Location: PE/Gqeberha
Salary: Commensurate with qualification and experience
Email your CV to ***email_hidden***
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Degree/Diploma in Purchasing, Logistics, Commerce, Finance, Business Management or a technical qualification (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Quality, Operations or Production Management)
- Minimum of 3 years purchasing experience in the automotive or supplier industry
Technical and Behaviorial Competencies:
- Strong experience in production components, electrical harness experience and technical data knowledge would be added advantage
- Solid negotiation, problem-solving, and conflict management skills
- Effective communication and presentation abilities across all levels
- Advanced computer literacy, especially MS Excel
- Good understanding of financial analysis, costing, and business/project management
- Strong customer interaction skills
Key Performance Areas:
- Source components and manage RFQ’s, quotations, and negotiations
- Drive cost reduction and benchmark pricing
- Present sourcing decisions to committees
- Manage supplier readiness, capacity, and tooling
- Implement engineering changes on time
- Support production, quality, and logistics issues
Email your CV to ***email_hidden***
• Degree/Diploma in Purchasing, Logistics, Commerce, Finance, Business Management or a technical qualification (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Quality, Operations or Production Management)
• Minimum of 3 years purchasing experience in the automotive or supplier industry
• Strong experience in production components, electrical harness experience and technical data knowledge would be added advantage
• Solid negotiation, problem-solving, and conflict management skills
• Effective communication and presentation abilities across all levels
• Advanced computer literacy, especially MS Excel
• Good understanding of financial analysis, costing, and business/project management
• Strong customer interaction skills
• Source components and manage RFQ’s, quotations, and negotiations
• Drive cost reduction and benchmark pricing
• Present sourcing decisions to committees
• Manage supplier readiness, capacity, and tooling
• Implement engineering changes on time
• Support production, quality, and logistics issues
Salary: Commensurate with qualification and experience
Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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