Buyer: Blue Continent Products

As a global premium leader in the fishing industry, the Oceana Group seeks to bring on board exceptional professionals who will help advance our mission to positively impact lives.

Our core business is catching, processing, marketing and distribution of canned fish, fishmeal, fish oil, lobster, horse mackerel, squid, and hake. But that’s just on the surface, deep down we are so much more. We are ranked as one of the top 20 seafood companies in the world by market capitalization. We have a global presence, and Oceana is a black-owned company and a level 1 B-BBEE contributor.

Purpose Of the Role:

The position of Buyer has become available at Blue Continent Products. This position is based at our Elbow Quay Offices and reports to the Procurement Manager.   

Essential Behavioral Competencies

• Solid commercial acumen and negotiation skills

• Strong numerical and administrative accuracy

• Good administration skills

• Initiative, good judgement and creative thinking

• Attention to detail

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Required Qualifications

• Related Procurement qualification is a prerequisite

• 3 years’ related experience in procurement of technical goods and services

• Possession of a valid code 8 driver’s license, own transport will be required

• Engineering/ Technical qualifications will be advantageous.

Key Job Outputs

• Oversee the end-to-end sourcing, pricing, ordering, and invoicing of vessel and land

    based supplies to ensure accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery.

• Partner with technical and operations teams to appoint suppliers that meet quality standards

   while achieving cost efficiency.

• Negotiate pricing, delivery timelines, and product availability.

• Obtain and evaluate quotations to ensure effective replenishment of technical and operational

   stores for trawling vessels and land based.

• Ensure stock and product availability align with business demands.

• Provide effective procurement support to all departments within the business.

• Ensure the procurement process is completed efficiently and on time.

• Establish strong relationships with suppliers to ensure timeous delivery.

• Board vessels on sailing and docking days to confirm technical and procurement requirements

   and avoid delays with sailing schedules.

• Hands-on approach to ensure all goods are available as required, including but not limited to

   collection of goods from suppliers.

• Ensure signed delivery notes are obtained from General Stores and suppliers for accurate order

   receipting.

• Receive and analyze purchase requisitions.

• Open Purchases report - Following up on outstanding orders to ensure the timeous delivery

   thereof.

• GRIR & Retrospective PO’s report – Investigate and take corrective action.

• Ensure timely and effective resolution of purchase order and purchase requisition queries.

• Ensure that procurement is in line with Company Procurement Guidelines and Ethics, which

   further support BBBEE requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes

• A technical/ engineering background

• A high level of integrity and honesty

• Solid commercial acumen and negotiation skills

• Strong numerical and administrative accuracy

• Systematic and detail conscious with good follow through skills

• Computer literacy – SAP (procurement module), MS Office, MS Outlook

• Good administration skills

• Ability to apply initiative, good judgement and creative thinking

• Meticulous attention to detail

• Excellent Interpersonal Communication skills

• Must be reliable

• Must be willing to work under pressure and be deadline driven.

• Willing to work weekends (standby) and irregular hours – especially sailing days.

In support of the company’s Employment Equity Plan, applicants from designated groups will be given preference for this position. If you are not contacted within two weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Contact information

Babalwa Matutu