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  • Full time
  • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Procurement
Job ID R200001866 Closing date 20/11/2026 Last Updated 13/11/2026

Purchasing Officer

 

Department: Transactional Services Procurement

Reporting: Regional Procurement Services Manager

Location: Melrose, Johannesburg

 

JOB PURPOSE:

 

We are looking for a Purchasing Officer who will support the Copper Operations by ensuring the on-time conversion of approved purchase requisitions and related purchase orders as received from the business and apply strict and consistent governance measures to all spend functions to ensure that jobs are processed in a financially viable manner.

Serve as the gatekeeper for the procurement process, ensuring that appropriate procurement policies are in place and adhered to.

Provide high-quality purchasing support to contribute towards the prevention of “stop supply” instances.

 

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

 

  • Purchasing team
  • Accounts Payable team
  • Site supply chain team
  • Warehousing teams
  • Vendors
  • Contracts Team

 

PRIMARY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

  • Responsible for all purchase order (PO) processing activities at the required quality and compliance standard.
  • Provide prompt conversion from purchase requisition to purchase orders, ensuring SAP MasterData is used (Contracts, Suppliers, Goods and Services).
  • Ensure the continuous monitoring of supplier PO acknowledgements.
  • Implement prompt PO amendments by supplier or end user.
  • Accurate and timeously capture all approved services contracts and purchase orders in SAP.
  • Ensure prompt expediting of POs with suppliers based on company rules and policy.
  • Ensure that no goods or services are purchased outside of approved catalogues.
  • Guide the requesters resolve their issue within the agreed timeline.
  • Clear all received vendor/end-user queries within the required timeline.
  • Interact with clients at all levels of the client's organization via email & phone.
  • Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance/streamline business processes and improve first query resolution pertaining to the helpdesk function.
  • Ensure all work is performed in accordance with set Key Performance Indicators.
  • Conduct sourcing of suppliers and executing requisitions for quotations (RFQ) according to the relevant policy.
  • Deliver monthly performance reporting on Purchasing activities performed by the Purchasing function.
  • Ensure strict compliance with Glencore Policies, e.g. all compliance-related policies, Code of Conduct, Global Anti-Corruption Policy, Payment and Assistance to Public Officials Procedure.
  • Must be aware of all risks associated with Procure to Pay and must ensure that adequate controls are built in daily processes to reduce the likelihood and impact of those risks materialising.

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

  • Diploma or Higher Certificate in: Procurement/Supply Chain management/Accounting /Business Science /Commercial /Finance.

 

 

EXPERIENCE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

 

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar procurement role, preferably within the mining or manufacturing environment.
  • Must have SAP experience.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.

 


COMPETENCIES


  • Multi-tasking and excellent management of time and priorities are essential.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills that work effectively within team and different audiences.
  • Demonstrated, well-developed judgment and problem-solving skills.
  • Pro- active, committed and highly motivated.
  • Independent, flexible and entrepreneurial.
  • Drills into the details of issues to determine root cause, and considers urgency, importance, risk and reward factors.
  • High level of attention to detail and data accuracy.
  • A strong customer focus and ability to work in a global, demanding environment.
  • Adheres to rules and regulations, follows instructions that limit the risk to the business of non-compliance.
  • Analytical thinking.
  • Computer literate MS Office.

 

 

 

How to apply:

 

Please apply on the Careers Portal:                                          Applications Close:

https://www.glencore.com/careers/career-opportunities     20 November 2026

 

 

This vacancy will be filled in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Glencore. By applying for this position, you consent to Glencore collecting, storing, using, destroying, and processing in any other manner personal information for purposes of attending to this advertisement, and/ or all matters relating thereto, including the disclosure to third parties of such personal information for purposes of confirming such personal information. In the event you do not hear from the Company within 21 days after the closing date of applications, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful. The CVs of unsuccessful candidates will not be returned.

Who we are


Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that advance everyday life.

 

With over 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 30 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of offices.

 

Glencore’s customers are principally industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.


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