EXPEDITOR – RUSTENBURG

Voltex (Pty) Ltd is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the role of Expeditorfor their North West Region branch.  This incumbent will be reporting to the Branch Manager.

The purpose of this role is responsible for flow of materials and stock within the branch, planning, selecting, and managing quality suppliers local, to procure goods, supplies and services at most favourable costs.

The key tasks & responsibilities for this position are to:

• Grow professional relationships with various internal and external stakeholders
• Manage local suppliers of purchased items, analyze, performance for continuity of supply, pricing, delivery, and quality satisfaction
• Liaise with suppliers to maintain awareness of current production capabilities, address quality/delivery concerns, or investigate new product or cost saving opportunities
• Maintain optimum inventory levels to insure on-time deliveries to meet customer requirements while minimizing acquisition, carrying, and logistics costs
• Process purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and request for quotes to suppliers
• Expedite the delivery of purchased items to meet customer required delivery schedules
• Evaluate and develop alternative sources to ensure the smooth flow of goods and services to support the business needs
• Work diligently with the sales team to develop mechanisms that will improve quality, provide realistic schedules, standardize processes and reduced costs
• Meeting and collaborating with management to assess reliability of suppliers and vendors, and to identify solutions for ongoing problems
• Assist on the sales counter when required

The key educational requirements and experience for this position would be:

• A valid Grade 12 certificate is a MUST
• Post matric qualification would be an ADVANTAGE
• Purchasing experience would be an ADVANTAGE
• Strong knowledge of electrical products
• Experience / Knowledge of the K8 system and netstock would be an ADVANTAGE
• Strong knowledge of computer software packages and MS Office
• Knowledge and understanding of the procurement processes, laws, and legislations