Snr Buyer

Short Description

Company: Sasol

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Job Req

8110

Closing Date

04 April 2025

Geographical Area

Temane, Mozambique

Purpose of Job

Senior Buyer position will be based in Sasol Temane.

The candidate will be responsible of purchasing of services and goods to support Sasol Temane plant and all stakeholder requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure that purchasing of goods and services is done through proper tender process in line with Sasol procurement procedures and policies;
• Achieve the lowest total cost supply base and sourcing competitiveness for  the portfolio, through the procurement process;  
• Proactively ensure that critical goods and services purchases are delivered on time and in full and minimize the impact of overdue and partial deliveries;
• Execute the procurement process to ensure that cycle time (average PR to PO conversion time) requirements are met;  
• Interpret demand signals to create purchase orders for services and goods and ensure timely PO delivery and close-out;
• Execute all expediting activities for Pos created. Critical/key items proactively expedited and delivered on time;
• Be able to resolve issues related to late/overdue deliveries in a timely manner;
• Be accountable for timely escalation with suppliers in cases of delivery time or quality breaches;
• Manage suppliers within portfolio of work and ensure suppliers deliver and adhere to quality, legislative and/ or safety requirements;
• Work on achieving savings by conducting negotiations with suppliers without any supervision;

Formal Education

Working Experience

Required Personal and Professional Skills