Ithemba Recruitment

Procurement Assistant

Ithemba Recruitment  •  Johannesburg, ZA (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Purpose:

The Procurement Assistant will be responsible for the Administration of general Supply Chain functions and liaising with external and internal stakeholders.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Liaising with external and internal stakeholders
  • Order management (place, confirm estimated time of arrival, receiving, escalation)
  • Book shipments with freight forwarders
  • Track shipments
  • Track GRVs (Good received vouchers)
  • Action ASNs (Advanced Shipping Notices) with distributor
  • Local manufacturing administration (Order Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and
  • Packaging and place orders with local manufacturers)
  • Stock control (UPD Distribution Centre snapshot, Inter Branch Transfers (IBT), Cape
    Town Replenishment etc)
  • Weekly stock report (Communication with sales)
  • Create payment requisitions
  • Communication with Quality Assurance (QA) regarding urgent releases
  • Administration of general Supply Chain functions:
  • Assist Tender Manager with Tender applications (Administration)
  • Responding to tender request for quotes
  • Send monthly forecasts to suppliers
  • Tender stock report completion
  • Stock holding analysis
  • Order forecasting
  • Order sign offs
  • Navigating the procurement model
  • Analysing stock levels
  • Reconciling orders placed and received
  • Permit applications
  • Monthly procurement roll-over
  • Creating out of stock & discontinued stock letters
  • Product creation creating product descriptions and codes on fact sheet
  • Create the marketing fact sheet for sales and marketing to use with customers
  • Create the product with the receiving warehouse

Qualifications and experience:

  • Matric (Maths Higher Grade, Accounting)
  • Tertiary degree preferred
  • 1- or 2-years working experience
  • Customer care
  • Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
Ithemba Recruitment

About Ithemba Recruitment

Ithemba Recruitment is an organisation that specializes in the placement of quality candidates in various industries.

We at Ithemba recruitment are “specialist generalists” we have the understanding that the we are able to recruit for a wide range of positions in various job functions that clients may require because we prefer to be seen as specialists for our clients needs and culture rather than specialists in a specific sector.

We feel that any position can be qualified by the correct understanding of people rather than what field they work in. We feel that by communicating effectively with candidates and having respect for their needs, requirements and time – we are able to form relationships and properly understand our candidates and the culture that they would fit into so as to service our clients’ needs more effectively. You could possibly classify us as “Versatilist”.

Whether you are in need of a new member of staff or as we like to call it "a new family member"​ or if you are in search of a new opportunity our consultants are ready to take your call.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Durban, ZA
Year Founded
Unknown
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