Estimator (Senior Technical Buyer) – Vedanta Gamsberg needed at TAU Mining Ltd.
Job title : Estimator (Senior Technical Buyer) – Vedanta Gamsberg
Job Location : Northern Cape, Kuruman
Deadline : April 14, 2024
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Job purpose:
- Execute purchasing transactions for the off-site or on-site repair of equipment, allowing repairs to be completed in a timely and cost-effective way, meeting agreed technical requirements and service levels.
Key performance areas:
General
- Facilitate the processing of procurement RFQ’s and Purchase Orders.
- Issue repair estimate instructions to suppliers.
- Compile necessary documentation to remove item to be repaired from site.
- Evaluate repair estimate and consult with maintenance teams to agree if items should be repaired.
- Convert approved repair estimate to Repair orders in the transactional purchasing system.
- Support and provide guidance to maintain records of rotable item condition, maintenance history, and warranty information.
- Ensure that procurement and contracting are performing within the Supply Chain Management policy and guidelines.
- Formulate supplier strategies to enable effective supplier management in conjunction with the Supply Chain Manager.
- Ensure that all reconditioned equipment is repaired according to original specifications and as per agreed terms.
- Ensure all equipment reconditioning is timeously completed and that equipment is delivered within agreed timelines and costs.
- Deviations or malfunctioning of reconditioned items to be promptly reported and ensure that such items are returned to suppliers immediately and execute warranty claims with suppliers.
- Movement & functioning of reconditioned items and equipment are continuously monitored to track
- performance and availability.
- Items and equipment are evaluated by the end-users and declared reconditionable before any reconditioning steps are implemented.
- Stock deviations are investigated to ensure efficient stock levels.
- Manage external reconditioning at suppliers.
- Assist end-users with warranty claims and provide expert advice.
- Expedite outstanding RFQ’s and purchase orders with suppliers.
- Ensure necessary PODs are obtained and submitted to suppliers.
- Track all late orders as priority and continuously to ensure deliveries are made as planned.
- Track, communicate and confirm deliveries for emergencies/breakdowns with end-users.
- Make transport arrangements for urgent recon spares to and from suppliers.
- Ensure that normal and abnormal recon spares transportation to and from the mine is initiated and coordinated with the end-user, suppliers, colleagues, and transport contractor.
- Optimize transport arrangements and needs with the expeditor and transport contractor.
- Arrange the collection of special/large equipment at suppliers to eliminate excessive handling.
- Communicate special instructions to expeditor and transport contractor with regards to sensitive spares, to prevent damages.
Communication
- Communicate and provide information by relevant internal and external methods to assist and enable organisational operations and effectively service connecting groups.
- Maintain positive and effective interaction with all team members to reach objectives.
- Sustain and manage communication in accordance with TAU Mining Communication procedures. Reports
- Compile, check and distribute accurate daily, weekly and monthly reports within stipulated deadlines.
Minimum Job requirements:
- Matric (Grade 12)
- Technical qualification (Artisan or similar) preferred plus,
- Certificate in Procurement and Supply Chain Management (advantageous)
- Must have at least 3 5 years’ technical purchasing and supply chain management experience within in the Mining environment.
- Warehouse knowledge and experience preferred.
- Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Control Training (HIRAC)
- Valid code EB drivers’ license
- Clean criminal record
Knowledge, Attitude, Skills & Abilities:
- Technical skills and excellent knowledge of routable components and component life cycle planning as applicable to heavy earthmoving equipment.
- Computer literacy, i.e. Pastel Evolution/ Word / Excel / PowerPoint. Pragma.
- Communication Skills, Oral and Written.
- Advanced Negotiation Skills.
- Ability to function under pressure.
- Business operations knowledge.
- Leadership skills.
- Organization Skills.
- Dealing with Clients.
- Administration.
- Multi-tasking.
- Decision Making Skills
The closing date for the advertised vacancy is 18 March 2024.
How to Apply for this Offer
Suitably qualified candidates may submit their CV.s by e-mail to: [email protected]