BUYER – KATHU -NORTHERN CAPE Full Time

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO:
To purchase items and services at reasonable prices, suitable
quality and required delivery time, which includes but not
limited to:
• Purchasing operations
• Supplier liaison and communication
• Work ethics
• SHERQ adherence and compliance
• Work ethics

QUALIFICATIONS
(Essential unless otherwise indicated)
• Grade 12
• Certificate / Diploma in Purchasing Management / Supply
Chain Management or equivalent

EXPERIENCE
(Essential unless otherwise indicated)
• Minimum of three (3) years operational buyer / supply
chain / finance experience
• Minimum of one (1) year operational experience in a
mining environment (Recommended)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
(Essential unless otherwise indicated)
• Medically fit – Meet required medical fitness standards
• Driver’s license – Valid Code EB driver’s license

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
• Procedure and policies
o Purchasing processes and procedure, contracts procedures
• Job related skills
o Communication, negotiating, telephone etiquette, administration
and organising skills
• Reliable and flexible
o Consistent, dependable and follow supervisor instructions
o Respects company policies and procedures
o Adapts readily to new situations and ways of working
o Is able to cope with changing demands or objectives
• Communication
o Communicates in a clear and convincing manner
o Able to persuade and gain the agreement of others
• Quality
• Is committed to achieving and maintain high standards, ensures
own work is correct
• Cost conscious
o Is aware of, and understands the cost implications of own work.
Avoid waste, saves and re-cycles material
• Quick Learning and Innovation
o Rapidly absorbs new information, learns, remember and applies
new techniques
o Generates new ideas and approaches, suggests improvements to
existing procedures or systems