Senior Buyer – CVZSB

Main job function

Within the Procurement Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, the selected person will be responsible for the following activities:

– She/He will give support to the Business Development Department by tendering and negotiating Heads of Terms with prospective EPC / Civil / Electrical contractors for Photovoltaic and Wind Projects in South Africa and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, in both governmental and private business initiatives.
– She/He will give support to the Engineering and Construction Department by negotiating and finalising Construction Contracts for selected Photovoltaic and Wind Projects and by following and negotiating any eventual amendments thereof.
– She/He will give support to non-core Departments (e.g. ICT, Communications, Human Resources) by tendering, negotiating and finalising Supply and Services Contracts.
– She/He will give support to the Procurement Head of Unit by preparing and issuing reports relevant to the Procurement function (e.g. expenditure, procurement status, etc.)

Qualifications

Technical-professional knowledge:

Knowledge of Procurement processes, negotiation skills and exposure to construction and project environments.

Team working, problem solving, analytical, working in autonomy.

ERP system skills (preferably SAP)

Experience:
Degree in Engineering, Business or Quantity Surveying.
Minimum: 5+ years of work experience in Procurement or other related roles in construction, infrastructure or energy industries.
Experience in negotiating construction contracts for large projects.
Knowledge of FIDIC or NEC contract templates.

Remuneration: R900 000 per annum

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position.  Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks.  We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.