STRATEGIC PURCHASER: PCB ASSEMBLIES (6 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT)

This role manages supplier relationships, leads contract and SLA negotiations, supports technical alignment with engineering, and ensures continuity of supply in a highly regulated aerospace environment.

The position is:

• Responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for PCB assemblies to ensure cost-effective, timely, and quality-compliant procurement.

• Ensuring that the Strategic and Operational Purchasing Function conforms to relevant processes and procedures within the Business Process in the Global Management System (GMS),

• Support and compliment the Supply Chain function within the SGD Organisation,

• Support Strategic and Operational improvement initiatives.

Available on short notice as the need is immediate.

Your role

• Assess and evaluate purchasing requirements to determine scheduling, purchasing volumes, bucketing of deliveries, and preferred suppliers

• Evaluate proposals and select best sourcing channel based on adherence to quality and specification requirements, as well as lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

• Place Purchase Orders, secure order confirmations, and monitor delivery status

• Overseeing Shipping and Receiving of material

• Manage and resolve Supplier, Financial, Warehousing, Production and Customer-related queries

• Manage and resolve discrepancies on goods, quantities and documentation

• Provide timeous, correct and complete information and reporting to relevant stakeholders, external and internal

• Agree and set performance goals, strive to meet and exceed

• Ensure adherence to all Strategic/Procurement processes and procedures within GMS/BMS

• Participate as Strategic procurement representative in product development/design and/or other projects/processes in order to ensure that procurement and supplier aspects are carefully considered

• To participate as procurement representative in product development and other projects/processes in order to secure that procurement and supplier aspects are carefully considered in areas such as requirements definition, make by decisions and to develop procurement strategies.

• Be the prime commercial contact towards the suppliers within assigned product area/project.

Your profile

Specialist Knowledge Required:

• Procurement experience within the electronics manufacturing domain.

• Knowledge of various procurement strategies

• Applied knowledge in strategic and operational procurement

• Make or Buy Analysis

• Risk Management

• Regulatory Compliance

• Supplier Landscape Knowledge

Practical Experience Required:

• RFP/RFQ Management

• Negotiation Experience

• Contract Implementation

• Applied Knowledge of ERP systems

• 10 years + experience in a procurement environment

• Applied knowledge of various buying processes

Competencies:

• Strategy Development

• Make or Buy Analysis

• Total Cost of Ownership

• Supplier Evaluation

• Supplier Relationship Management

Qualification:

• Minimum degree in procurement or related field

• Obtained or studying towards a CIPS

Skills:

• Analytical thinking

• Negotiation skills

• Technical Acumen

• Strategic Thinking

• Strong Communication

• Integrity and Professionalism

What you will be a part of

SGD has reinforced its position as a leading South African defence and security company, bringing capabilities including electronic warfare systems, sensor technology, training systems, avionics, security and support solutions to the African and international markets. These capabilities are supplied and supported over the air, land, sea and civil security domains.

With new and improved technological systems and solutions, SGD increases a country’s defence capabilities and provides innovative, effective products and services for those tasked to maintain security. The company also works with various stakeholders in gathering data and providing insight into how security threats evolve, and what the best market-customised solutions are.

If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal – to help protect people.

SGD will give preference to South African citizens and we also welcome applications from individuals with culturally diverse backgrounds

Please consider your application as unsuccessful if you have not received feedback from us within 30 days after the closing date