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Post:
E-mail: Recruitment.kds@transnet.net
Fax: 0866472434
The closing date is on 01.08.2014.
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Operating Division: Transnet Engineering
Position Title: Procurement Officer
Employee Group: Permanent
Department: Supply Mgmt, Proc Support Serv, KDS
Location: Koedoespoort
Reporting To: Manager
Grade Level: I2X
Reference Number: 30001488
Position Purpose: To procure various items and materials for Transnet Engineering, an acceptable cost, correct time, and the best quality available in line with the relevant policies and procedures, thus making TE more competitive
Position Outputs:
- Creating purchase orders on the SAP system
- Meeting planned delivery dates
- Sourcing new products and vendors
- Sourcing BBBEE suppliers
- Making evaluated judgements in terms of cost benefit analysis
- Making new suppliers aware of TE purchasing procedures
- Evaluating suppliers performance in terms of them keeping delivery dates
- Self manage via exception reporting
Qualifications and Experience:
- Grade 12 certificate is required
- 2-3 years in a procurement environment
Competencies:
- Be computer literate with a proven competence in Windows MS Word & MS Excel
- Knowledge of TE policies and procedures
- Knowledge of Transnet detailed procurement procedures
- Communication skills (excellent verbal language skills)
- Decision making
- Ability to negotiate
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Telephone etiquette
- Committed and loyal
- Sense of urgency
- Goal orientated
- Responsible / accountable
- Confidentiality
- Honest / reliable
- Flexible / Adaptive
- Supportive
- Pro active
- Patient / empathy
- People and service orientated
Look under Alternative Application
Methods above for the application email address / fax or click here to apply online
At the end of an interview:
You should be getting the opportunity to ask questions from your side at the end of the interview. Use this as an opportunity to show your interest in the company and the position. Develop your questions while you do your research on the company. Do not ask a question of which you should know the answer (e.g. what does your company do?) or anything that will be provided in future documentation (e.g. conditions of employment). Your questions need to make the interviewer sit up and realise what a brilliant candidate you are. You therefore need to focus on the role and not your own needs. Below is a selection of questions you could consider asking:
- What are some of the issues that will face the successful candidate in terms of improving the inter-personal relations in the department?
- What are the current vulnerabilities in terms of processes / people / technology / etc. within the organisation that need to be attended to?
- What are the most important key result areas that the successful candidate will have to meet in the first 6 months? How would these be measured?
- I read that market ABC or product ABC is very important to your company; how will this position be able to support the company in attaining this market or product?
Hopefully this got you thinking. Now, develop some of your own that you will also be able to link to the research that you have done.
However, if the position is very junior or entry level, then the following type of questions will be sufficient:
- Why did the previous incumbent leave?
- What does a typical day look like in this position?
- Could you give me more detail around the company structure?
- Is there any support for further education?
Under no circumstances should you even attempt to ask the following questions:
- How many days annual leave will I get?
- What is the earliest date for a possible promotion?
- When will I qualify for an increase?
- What is the earliest that employees are allowed to leave in the afternoon?
These and similar questions will raise serious concerns as to the value that you will be adding to the company. Most of these will be answered in the letter of offer once the interview process is finalised.