The Role 

• Follow established procedures and guidelines to provide timely and effective support to an office, business unit, department, or other organization group 

Key responsibilities: 

• Perform routine administrative activities according to the organization’s established procedures 
• Enter information accurately into documents such as reports, presentations, or forms; and office systems such as databases or spreadsheets. 
• Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests. 
• Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations. 
• Perform buying duties when necessary. 
• Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists.
• Contact suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems. 
• Make standard calculations to accurately compile and report statistics. 
• Respond to routine inquiries from external or internal sources about the organization, its activities, or processes so callers/visitors are answered promptly and accurately. 
• Governance and compliance regarding supplier sourcing and selection, supplier management throughout life cycle, practical exposure to vetting and on-boarding of suppliers 
• Strategic sourcing – principles, methodology, BASE process, sustainability, practical exposure 
• Category management – category analysis and strategy determination – direct and indirect procurement, practical exposure 
• Supplier relationship management – basic principles and in practice 
• RF(x) processes – direct and indirect procurement – processes and methodology, practical exposure 

Profile required:  

• Matric (Grade 12) 
• N5 to N6 Certificate in Management Sciences (Business Management/Business /Admin / Human Resource Management