Purchasing and Pricing Specialist

Purchasing and Pricing Specialist

Job Summary

To co-ordinate purchasing and pricing for Sales Team, Customers and the group.

Department. Service

Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensure timely transmission of all our EDI BPCS Orders to our respective Vendors and ensuring correct pricing to our various customers and timely submission of quotes to our various customers.
• Standard Cost update and updating of Rate factors and Level factors when need arises.
• Timely creation of Part numbers in BPCS when need arises.
• Correct Tender Evaluation when awarding contracts to Suppliers
• Submitting of an up to date outstanding purchase orders report once every week to the Supply and Logistic Manager
• Circulation of a cumulative daily orders raised report which will become a purchasing report at the end of the month.
• Cleaning up invalid orders in BPCS .
• Raising of Local Notes orders and foreign and local BPCS purchase orders.
• Responsible for correcting BPCS EDI errors.
• Assisting the Logistics Manager in the best coordination of the Department by demonstrating good leadership abilities.
• Supervision of all warehouse Staff i.e Order Processor & Customs clearance
• Arranging of Annual and Monthly stock Counts in the warehouse.
• Assisting with customs clearance for our Consignments.

Safety, Health, Environmental And Quality Requirements

• To attend SHEQ meetings at the start of the shift.
• To wear correct PPE where necessary.
• Ensures good housekeeping and safe working and standard operating procedures.
• To ensure own safety and that of others.
• To ensures compliance to legal requirements.
• Pricing Administration.
• To report to all accidents/incidents to the immediate supervisor.

Requirements (Education And Experience)

• Business/Engineering Degree or Equivalent experience
• Minimum Two years experience in a similar position.

Key Knowledge, Attributes, Skills And Abilities

• Skills in record keeping.
• Good understanding of procurement and supply procedures.
• Ability to communicate with different clients.
• Computer literate.

Atlas Copco Industrial Zambia is part of the Atlas Copco Group with Headquarters in Kitwe with regional responsibilities for DR Congo and Malawi.