AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel. NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range. An exciting opportunity exists for a Materials Buyer (Engineering Buying) at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED, Isando Biscuits. The successful incumbent will ensure material availability to meet weekly master production schedules. Line Manager : Logistics Manager Job Specification: Key Performance Areas: Maintain stock levels within target days cover Ensure material availability to meet the weekly master production schedule Inventory level targets achieved, maintained&improved; Improved supplier relationship High level of service to internal&external customers; reduced purchase price variances Ensure no stock-outs on materials/ safety stock management Purchasing of materials required to meet MPS at optimum quality Ensure material stock levels are kept within levels needed Maintain stock availability ensuring committed production plan is achievable Manage bulk stock (flour, sugar, eggs etc) orders daily as required Expedite / de-expedite orders – Daily Management Advise the Logistics Manager on any delivery constraints that could affect service to production or Engineering Ensure accuracy to keep purchase price variance to a minimum Place orders for shipping docs&other foreign-related purchases – Imports Management Compile&issue indents for imported materials; Co-ordinate purchase price variances on invoices authorize&communicate to FSS Head Office Ensure requests from internal customers are actioned with professionalism and the status of orders communicated thoroughly Use MRP extensively to manage weekly&monthly order/ stock requirements forecasts PS or NPS orders are to be managed by engineering teams Maintain supplier interface monthly with top 10&OTIF quality feedback Monthly meetings with suppliers Manage and lead material-impacting projects Work with warehouses/stores to ensure storage optimization Own and develop SOPs and maintain updates Compile monthly AVI Risk analysis on material for the Logistics Manager Experience: At least 3 years’ experience in the manufacturing or FMCG sector involved in engineering buying . Qualifications: Grade 12 / Matric with a Tertiary qualification in inventory management or similiar Computer literate on MS Office, SAP, Shopware an advantage AVI LIMITED is home to many of South Africa’s leading and best-loved brands. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the Food Products sector, AVI’s extensive brand portfolio includes more than 50 brands. Our single-minded purpose is our brands growth and development. Our brands span a range of categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, out-of-home ranges, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel. AVI’s brands have grown into great South African favourites including: Five Roses, Freshpak, House of Coffees, Frisco, Koffiehuis and Ellis Brown in the Beverages category; Bakers, Pyotts, Willards and Provita in the Biscuits and Snacks category; I&J in the Frozen Foods category; as well as Ciro, Lavazza and Douwe Egberts Cafitesse for the Out Of Home market. Our beauty and personal care brands include Yardley, Lentheric and Coty Great international and local Fashion Brands in the AVI stable include Spitz, Carvela, Kurt Geiger, Lacoste, Gant and Green Cross Shoes. We have a well-developed shared services structure spanning: International, IT, Finance, Logistics, Marketing, Procurement and Field Marketing that allows us to take advantage of our scale. AVI’s brands are a household name in South Africa and growing every day. #J-18808-Ljbffr