FUCHS Group

Purchasing Officer - Imports Buyer

FUCHS Group  •  Johannesburg, ZA (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

Your areas of responsibility:

  • Procure imported raw materials, packaging, finished goods and indirect products through international suppliers using sea and air freight channels.
  • Coordinate import shipments, customs documentation, freight forwarders and clearing agents to ensure on-time delivery.
  • Create, manage and expedite purchase orders, supplier confirmations and imported stock transactions within SAP.
  • Monitor inventory levels, supplier performance and lead times to support continuity of supply and minimize stock risks.
  • Maintain procurement master data, import records and compliance documentation, including permits and customs requirements.
  • Negotiate pricing and commercial terms with suppliers while identifying opportunities to improve cost, service and supply reliability.

Qualifications and Skills we are looking for:

  • Degree or Advanced Diploma in Supply Chain Management or related field (NQF Level 7 or higher).
  • 1-3 years experience in imports procurement or supply chain planning.
  • SAP/ERP experience and advanced Excel skills.
  • Knowledge of Incoterms 2020 and customs/import regulations.

These are your benefits:

  • Diverse tasks and excellent future prospects.
  • Personnel development and advanced training.
  • Market-related pay and attractive company benefits.

Do you have any questions? ZA-vacancies@fuchs.com will be more than happy to answer them!

FUCHS Group

About FUCHS Group

FUCHS is a global Group with German roots that develops, produces and distributes lubricants and related specialties.

Founded in 1931 as a family business in Mannheim, FUCHS is now the world's largest independent supplier of innovative lubrication solutions, covering almost every industry and application. Today, the company's 6,000 employees in over 50 countries still share the same goal: to keep the world moving both sustainably and efficiently. ​​​​​​​

To live up to this claim, we think in terms of perfection, not merely standards. When developing individual solutions, we enter into an intensive customer dialogue – acting as an experienced consultant, innovative problem solver and reliable team partner. The results we provide meet not only the highest technological requirements, but also help customers save on operating costs and emissions. Because at FUCHS, sustainability is not simply an empty phrase, but a mindset - and thus the basis and aspiration of all our business activity.

We have more than 100,000 customers, including companies from the following fields: automotive suppliers, OEM, mining and exploration, metalworking, agriculture and forestry, aerospace, power generation, mechanical engineering, construction and transport, as well as the steel, metal and cement industries, yet also companies in the food industry, the glass production sector and the casting and forging industry – and many others.

Ordinary and preference shares in FUCHS SE are officially traded on both the Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchanges. The preference share is a member of MDAX. With over 50% of the ordinary shares, the Fuchs family maintains the majority vote.

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Industry
Chemicals & Materials
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Mannheim, DE
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
fuchs.com
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