SGS is the worlds leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 97, 000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2, 600 offices and laboratories around the world.
Job Description
- Sole point of contact for business procurement needs.
- Work with Head office procurement team to ensure all the Procurement KPIs are met (savings, supplier reduction, catalogue usage, BEE maximum score, improved DPO).
- Improve efficiencies optimum usage of the IProc system and accurate processing of actual costs and accruals.
- Ensure the receipt of goods is timely and correctly recorded.
- Ensure any issues on quality, service delivery or suppliers performance are reported so that Procurement can address with the supplier.
- Insist on usage of vetted Preferred Suppliers and reduce significantly the need for once-off suppliers.
- Co-ordinate with Procurement in the case of new supplier requirements, ensuring that the full documentation and motivation for a new supplier is provided and in line with procedures.
- All requisitions from business to be centrally requested on IProc using Catalog or Non-Catalog process as per procedure.
- Ensure the purchase requests are correctly raised and the correct commodity code used to ensure accurate accounting.
- Ensure no delays in processing and or approval process.
- Liaise with the functional administrator who is solely responsible for IT orders.
- Co-ordinate with Receivers in business (validating source documentation on EDM) in order to promptly and correctly receipt in IProc.
- Order follow up.
- Follow up on open orders to ensure there are no issues with delivery and that receiving is promptly recorded.
- Investigate and report any discrepancies between order pricing and quantity vs suppliers invoice.
- Report any quality issues to be taken up with supplier.
- Ensure full understanding of Business operational needs, with special focus on minimum / maximum stock levels and turnaround time.
- Procurement policies and procedures
- Work with Procurement to achieve all KPIs.
- Ensure there is no deviation from policies, procedures and system processes.
- Tertiary Qualification (preferred)
- Transactional Administration
- Procure to Pay fundamentals and accounting.
- Excellent Communication and people skills
- Computer skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Attention to detail (accuracy)
- Willing to learn and bring new ideas forward for improvement
