TRAFFIC
Gauteng
Permanent - Junior Procurement Officer - Aeroton Johannesburg - South Africa
Unique Personnel (Pty) Ltd
Job Description
Permanent - Junior Procurement Officer - Aeroton Johannesburg - South Africa 
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders: Collaborate with departments like production, finance, and operations to align procurement activities with business needs.
- Managing Inter Company Raw Material requirements and communicating with Transporter for collections.
- Monitor supplier performance: Regularly assess supplier performance to ensure compliance with contractual agreements and quality standards.
- Manage vendor relationships: Maintain positive interactions with suppliers, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
- Maintain accurate records: Keep track of procurement transactions and vendor information.
- Monitor inventory levels: Forecast demand and manage stock levels while minimizing carrying costs.
- Ensuring that sundry orders are processed and up to date.
- Responsible for commercial invoicing and purchases.
- Managing stock for cleaning chemicals and staff welfare.
- Responsible for general packaging stock management and purchases.
- Monitoring PPE stock and do weekly stock counts, meeting with suppliers and placing relevant orders.
- Responsible for all stationary orders, stock, issuing and maintain stock levels.
- General support to IT and Security.
- Daily and Monthly reporting.
- Assisting Raw Materials with supplier queries.
- Continuously seek ways to improve procurement processes and reduce costs.
- Matric qualification.
- Supply Chain qualification will be beneficial.
- At least 1-3 years' experience in the FMCG - Buying environment a must.
- MS Office (a must) with strong Excel skills
- SAP knowledge will be an advantage.
- Have a strong ability to communicate with all levels and across departments.
- A sound knowledge of financial principles
- Ability to interpret data effectively.
- Ability to implement systems and reporting structures.
- Solve issues immediately and make sure to follow them through to the end.
- Ability to take decisive decisions where necessary.
- The ability to work under pressure.
- Strong negotiation skills.
About This Role
Career insights for Procurement Clerks positions
Salary Benchmark
$46,670/year
Source: O*NET (USD)
Key Skills for This Role
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Common Technologies
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Oracle PeopleSoft
NCR Counterpoint
Microsoft PowerPoint 365
Microsoft Access 365
Oracle Database 21c
Microsoft Excel 365