Division
Faircape
Business Unit
Faircape Group Holdings
Minimum experience
Mid-Senior
Company primary industry
Hospital and Healthcare
Job functional area
Other
Salary
R240 000 – R264 000 per annum
Job Description
The Faircape Group constitutes a group of companies with interests in a number of activities including Healthcare, Retirement Holdings, Telecommunications, and an ISP, Utility Management and infrastructure installation, Property Management, and related activities.
Faircape Group is currently recruiting for a Buyer Assistant to join our capable team of professionals. The Buyer will be tasked with performing all administration functions within the procurement department as well as negotiating the best prices for material, labour and subcontractors at our construction sites across our Claremont office, our 6 luxury retirement and healthcare facilities in the Western Cape.
The buyer will work with staff across departments to forecast the needs of the business and make purchase decisions based on demand.
The Buyer should be analytically minded and possess excellent negotiating skills to secure the best prices according to budget. Knowledge of sales and marketing principles is advantageous.
Requirements:
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
Build relationships with suppliers
Assist the Senior Buyer to scrutinise costs
Evaluating and pricing of variations
Processing construction orders as per the order sheet received from Quantity Surveyor
Processing requests and orders for healthcare facilities and repairs
Processing requests and orders for Internal teams dealing with Solar installations, Generators, Water Utility, CCTV Surveillance and ISP service
Preparation of orders, and emailing to suppliers
Making sure products/items are delivered on time and meet the required standards
Ensure all Orders are processed as per the requisitions received
Ensure the Purchasing system is kept up to date and accurate according to Supplier details and pricing
Communicate any supply problems to the Senior Buyer
Provide analysis of costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
Assist Senior Buyer, with contacting suppliers to resolve price issues, quality, delivery or invoice issues
Submit payment requests to the finance team
Following up quote requests and approvals
Tracking and managing stock and issuing
Processing staff uniform orders, tracking and following up on timeous deliveries
Weekly stock checks of items stored at Claremont office
Qualifications:
Relevant degree would be an advantage
Experience:
Proven work experience in a similar role
Experience within procurement in the construction industry highly beneficial
Skills and Attributes:
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
Sound knowledge of construction
Excellent negotiation and intrapersonal skills
Ability to organise, plan and strategize
Great networking abilities
Computer literate
Good written and verbal communication skills
Strong numerical ability
Must be accurate
Ability to work under pressure
Specific Requirements:
Clear health record
Clear criminal record
Clear credit record
Contactable references
We offer Barista produced coffee available all day to all our staff at Claremont.
Normal working hours are Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 until 17h00 with a 45-minute lunch break. The company allows employees, by approval of the direct manager, to work flexi-time between 07h00 and 18h00.
With centrally located and modern offices just across from Cavendish in Claremont, Faircape offers a market-related salary from R 22 000 Cost to Company per month. The amount offered will be dependent on qualifications, experience, and other market-related factors.
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If you do not hear from us within two weeks, please deem your application unsuccessful.
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