Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Sourcing suppliers, and comparing price and quality to ensure the best deal.

• Purchase goods, materials, components or services

• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.

• Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.

• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation.

• Liaising with suppliers on the delivery and warehouse teams to ensure goods are received on time.

• Monitor market trends, provide analysis on costs.

• Prepare reports and updates as and when required.

• Work closely with others in the procurement function.

• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.

• Prepare and raise purchase orders and blanket order.

• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.

• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.

• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.

• Conduct research for new components and suppliers.

• Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation.

• Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance.

• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues.

• Other task assigned by Procurement Manager/General Manager.
  

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in business, logistics, or a related field may be required.
• Previous experience in a similar position.
• Superb written and verbal communication and negotiation skills.
• Great organizational and planning skills.
• The ability to identify market trends and make decisions in a high-stress environment.
• Negotiation skills, Analytical skills, Interpersonal skills