- Supervises the day-to-day operations of purchasing department to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies, processes and procedures
- Manage all aspects of purchasing, providing consistency in carrying out the goals and objectives of the purchasing department; determines need for corrective actions on addressing matters outside normal operating procedures.
- Release purchasing requests.
- Review purchasing specialist daily reports to control daily process, solve problems immediately and evaluate daily staff performance.
- Coordinate with the Finance department (AP Section) to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.
- Negotiates annual, semi-annual and quarterly contracts for material pricing based on cost objectives, market conditions and cost models.
- Build and improve positive relationships with key suppliers to achieve maximum cost savings, optimal performance and quality standards used in purchasing for short and long- term objectives.
- Manage and maintain vendors’ relationships and assist in building effective partnerships.
- Review and release quarterly supplier evaluation and supplier audit plan to improve supplier performance.
- Review purchasing orders, payment terms and delivery conditions to determine the availability of current and future materials and release it.
- Analyze the stock movement to make sure to maintain the level of inventory in accordance with the agreed stock level.
- Address defective or unacceptable new goods or service in coordination with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventive actions.
- Review defective and surplus materials and manage the disposal of it.
- Prepare analysis reports and send to Top management regarding the movement of purchases and identify deviations, their causes and how to overcome them during future activities.
- Standards & Regulations Ensure that all activities are monitored and regulatory compliance audits and inspections are conducted for an effective implementation of regulatory standard
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