Procurement Agent - Brackenfell, South Africa - Measured Ability Group Holdings

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South Africa - Western Cape, Brackenfell**
R R 54000 Monthly Cost To Company (Market related, Negotiable)

Our international client in the pharmaceutical industry who is based in Brackengate, Cape Town has a vacancy for a Procurement Agent.**
IMPORTANT: This is a 6-month contract, which may be extended to a maximum of 2 years, based on the performance during the first 6 months.**
Job purpose:
The Procurement Agent is responsible for the execution of sourcing support and purchasing support activities within a specific region, country, or site in support of manufacturing operations or product development. The role is responsible for executing various value-add operational and transactional activities to meet business and/or project objectives.

The Procurement Agent has knowledge of business enterprise tools (e.g., SAP) and the overall

procurement process/methodology, such as documenting requirements, conducting analysis and negotiations, the purchase-to-pay process, and communicating with stakeholders and suppliers.

By efficiently and effectively supporting the procurement process end-to-end and providing high levels of internal customer service, the Procurement Agent ensures that internal stakeholder expectations are satisfied.

Core Accountabilities:

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Supporting the effective procurement of products and services in a timely and efficient manner.
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Maintaining master data: materials, suppliers, and workflows.
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Supporting the Procurement organization to ensure that all relevant documentation is complete and available in SAP (for example RFP, scoring tools and results, Signature Sheets, Contracts, SoWs).
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Providing operational procurement support as assigned by the Team Lead (for example support to supplier data entry blocked invoice resolution, or MyBuy purchase requisitions).
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Working with team members and business partners to mitigate any Procurement and/or business issues and help achieve agreed business goals.
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Executing operation procurement activities in line with a responsible Procurement approach while using tools, processes, policy setting, and enforcement in alignment with DOP business processes.
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Contributing that established targets and metrics on customer service are delivered. Track and monitor these metrics where required, and escalate issues as they arise.
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Optimizing processes in order to increase quality and efficiency standards.
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Personal Accountabilities
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Training - Perform continuous professional development activities and ensure up-to-date training in processes and systems relevant to the position.
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Education, experience, and skills

Required:

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University-entry diploma
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Business level fluency in English as well as the primary business language of the site(s).
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2+ years of procurement operational purchasing or procurement support experience.
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Experience with enterprise IT systems and procure-to-pay tools.
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Strong organizational and time-management skills
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Skilled in Google tool suite
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Effective interpersonal skills. Good communication written and spoken.
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Desired:***-
University degree in a business-related study.
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Life Sciences experience.
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5+ years' experience in operational/tactical Procurement processes.
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Experience with enterprise systems and procure-to-pay tools and eSourcing tools.
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Excellent interpersonal skills. Good communication written and spoken.
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Competence or fluency in other sub-region languages is strongly encouraged.
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For all employee

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Permanently optimizes processes in order to increase quality and efficiency standards.
***For more information please contact:**Cobus Visser

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