Senior Buyer

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**Overview** This is an explanation of the Senior Buyer role at MECS. The position is responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of Purchase Orders, including their compilation, evaluation, risk assessment, administration, and closure, while ensuring compliance with terms and conditions. The role also involves forecasting costs, supporting the Project Procurement and Contracts Manager, and ensuring procurement objectives are met within project delivery. **What you will do** * Accountable for the effective Purchase Order compilation, evaluation, risk assessment, administration dispute resolution and eventually closing Purchase Orders out, whilst ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Order. * Accountable for effective forecasting of the Forecast Cost at Completion, FAC, of Purchase Orders. * Support the Project Procurement and Contracts Manager on purchasing matters. * Ensure that procurement objectives and philosophies are met. * Assisting with preparation and issuing of procurement plan. * Assisting the Project Procurement and Contracts Manager with preparation of procurement standards, documentation and procedures. * Evaluation and risk assessment on Purchase Order conditions and tender documentation during the tendering process. * Action all material requisitions raised by Engineering, approved by the Project Manager. * Convert material requisitions into Request for Tender and Issue. * Receive, open and register tenders. * Analyse and adjudicating tenders commercially. * Arrange and participate in negotiations with suppliers. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * High School Education. * Appreciation of and participation in team behaviour within the Procurement and Project delivery team environment. * Must be responsible, accurate and thorough in all areas. * Thorough knowledge of and hands on experience with computers and associated complex software packages. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is someone with a high school education who values and actively participates in team environments, particularly within procurement and project delivery. They must be responsible, accurate, and thorough in their work, possessing strong knowledge and hands-on experience with computers and complex software. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/senior-buyer-mecs-pty-ltd Source: myjobmag

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