An established organisation within the automotive industry is seeking a driven, commercially minded Buyer to join its Procurement team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced purchasing professional to take ownership of strategic sourcing activities, supplier relationships and cost negotiations while ensuring the timely availability and commercial competitiveness of production components.

Key Responsibilities

• Source local and international production components and tooling.

• Manage RFQ processes, evaluate supplier quotations and establish competitive benchmark pricing.

• Negotiate pricing, contracts and supplier cost adjustments.

• Develop and maintain relationships with local and international suppliers.

• Oversee tooling requirements, supplier capacity and component readiness ahead of production launch.

• Support engineering changes, component approvals and quality improvement initiatives.

• Prepare and present sourcing recommendations to management.

• Ensure components meet the necessary requirements for production introduction and export.

• Develop and implement commodity business plans aligned with procurement objectives.

Minimum Requirements

• National Diploma or Degree in Purchasing, Logistics, Commerce, Finance, Business Management or a relevant technical field.

• Minimum 3 years' purchasing experience within the automotive or supplier industry.

• Experience sourcing production components will be advantageous.

• Good understanding of APDP and NIPP principles.

• Strong negotiation, financial analysis and costing skills.

• Ability to interpret technical information and data.

• Good business and project management capabilities.

• Strong communication, presentation and problem-solving skills.

• Proficiency in MS Office.

• Ability to manage supplier relationships, customer interfaces and conflict effectively.

• Self-motivated, driven and commercially focused.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.

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