- Provide material and supplier data that enable supporting senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.
- Research and identify prospective suppliers in order to continuously update the supplier list.
- Negotiate favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers for the procurement of goods, services and supplies.
- Evaluate material and suppliers in accordance with key business criteria in order to ensure all materials are acquired in the most effective manner in terms of cost, time and quality.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders in order to inspect and evaluate the quality of purchased items and resolve shortcomings.
- Prepare purchase requests, issue purchase orders, and negotiate purchase terms and conditions
- Coordinate purchasing details with suppliers including pricing revisions, order changes and invoice discrepancies.
- Resolves problems and issues arising from the purchase of material such as unanticipated production order, price change, delivery delay, material shortage.
- Coordinate with operations, and warehouse to ensure proper scheduling and receipt of goods and supplies.)
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