Purchasing Administrator at Greys Recruitment

Our client, a leading brand in electronics and appliance manufacturing, is looking for a Purchasing Administrator to join their team in Cape Town

Responsibilities:

• Organize all procurement relating to request for proposals, sealed bids and price quotes
• Review requisitions for completeness and accuracy, follow up on discrepancies with the initiating departments, and identify available suppliers for each requisitioned item.
• Organize and maintain computerized records containing vendor and bid information.
• Process requisitions into purchase orders.
• Receive, open, screen, log and date stamps bid responses/quotations, mail as required.
• Perform general clerical duties such as maintaining general files, typing, data entry, opening mail, and completing and processing standard purchasing forms.

• Coordinate and schedule meetings and appointments as requested; respond to inquiries which do not require the personal attention of the Procurement Manager.

• Correspond with vendors regarding prices, product availability, and delivery.
• Compiles information and records to prepare purchase orders for procurement of material and verify nomenclature and specifications of purchase requests.
• Writes or types purchase order and sends copy to supplier and department originating request.
• Compiles records of items purchased or transferred between departments, prices, deliveries, and inventories.
• Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.

• Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary. (Locally)

• Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes or cancellations.

Minimum requirements:

• Preferably reside in or around the Atlantis area.

• Grade 12 or higher. A post matric qualification would be to your advantage

• Minimum 2 years’ administration experience

• Overtime: Willing and able to work overtime upon request.

• Fully computer literate: Excel (compulsory) SAP is an advantage

• Skills: Good communication and ability to work in a pressurised environment.
• Ability to speak Chinese is an advantage

Salary R7000 per month.