# Buyer

Reference: PE006948-AS-1 Our client in the automotive industry, based in Kariega, is seeking a self-motivated and driven Buyer to join their Procurement team. The successful candidate will be responsible for sourcing and managing components, driving localisation, cost competitiveness, and production continuity Duties & Responsibilities KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Source components and manage RFQs, quotations, and negotiations Drive cost reduction and benchmark pricing. Present sourcing decisions to committees. Manage supplier readiness, capacity, and tooling. Implement engineering changes on time. Support production, quality, and logistics issues. REQUIREMENTS Minimum Qualifications: Degree/Diploma in Purchasing, Logistics, Commerce, Finance, Business Management or a technical qualification (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Quality, Operations or Production Management). Experience: Have a minimum of 3 years purchasing experience in the automotive or supplier industry. Technical & Behavioral Competencies: Strong experience in Production Components, Electrical harness experience and technical data knowledge would be added advantage Solid negotiation, problem-solving, a

- **Id**: 4006539
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/staff-solutions-buyer-2>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T06:01:03Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T06:01:03Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1468
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Commerce

## Company

- **Id**: 3719998
- **Name**: Staff Solutions
- **Domain**: staffsolutions.co.nz
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/staffsolutions>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T07:15:36Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.516
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: seen:0, agency, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T23:56:16Z

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