Internal Advert: Buying Assistant in Procurement

Buying Assistant (Grade 7)

Procurement

The Procurement department invites suitably qualified candidates to join their team.

Main Objectives

To provide a professional transactional procurement service to the University by creating purchase orders from purchase requisitions and managing the purchase order lifecycle through to their closure. In addition, the role assists senior buyers in the execution of their buying duties.

The Requirements

Grade 12 plus approximately 3 years relevant experience, where such experience includes:

• Previous experience in a pressurised computerized accounting and/or administrative environment.
• Experience in using and maintaining electronic administrative systems.
• Experience in capturing and processing high volumes of data and information in a mainframe system
• Previous experience in procurement/purchasing administration will be an advantage