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Purpose:
- The Buyer is responsible for sourcing and procuring imported and/or local components, materials, and equipment required for the manufacture of commercia' refrigeration units.
- This role ensures continuity of supply, cost competitiveness, quality compliance, and on-time delivery of critical components.
- The position works closely with production planning, engineering, logistics. quality, and finance teams to support efficient manufacturing operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Source, evaluate, and negotiate with international suppliers.
- Manage purchase orders in line with production plans.
- BOM requirements, and inventory targets
- Coordinate import logistics, including Incoterms, shipment scheduling, freight forwarders, and customs documentation
- Ensure compliance with import regulations, customs tariffs, and trade agreements
- Support engineering and quality teams with supplier technical documentation, specifications, and certifications
- Monitor supplier performance on cost, delivery, quality, and technical compliance
- Track shipments and proactively resolve supply delays, shortages, or logistics issues that may impact production
- Collaborate with planning and production to mitigate risks related to long lead-time imported components
- Maintain accurate purchasing, pricing and supplier data in the ERP system
- Assist With supplier development initiatives and alternative sourcing to reduce risk and cost
- Support cost-reduction projects, localization initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts
- Reporting
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Qualifications:
- Diploma Degree in Supply Chain Management, procurement, Engineering. Logistics, or a related field
Work experience and skills:
- 3—5 years' experience in import purchasing or procurement within manufacturing (refrigeration, electrical, or industrial equipment preferred)
- Solid understanding 01 international trade, import logistics, Incoterms, and Customs clearance
- Experience buying technical or engineered components from global suppliers
- Working knowledge Of ERP/MRP systems (Forward, Syspro, or similar)
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