BUYER / PROCUREMENT OFFICER

Responsibilities :

• Manage and direct the purchasing of all the goods and services
• Identify potential supplier sources, conducting interviews with potential vendors
• Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies
• Negotiating favorable supplier agreements and managing supplier and vendor contracts
• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
• Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries
• Examine and test existing contracts
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
• Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Estimate and establish cost parameters and budgets for purchases.
• Create and maintain good relationships with vendors / suppliers.
• Make professional decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain records of purchases, pricing, and other important data

There are four major goals of purchasing : maintain the right supply of products and services, maintain the quality standards of the operation, minimize the amount of money the operation spends , and stay competitive with similar operations.

The "Right Quality"

The "Right Quantity"

The "Right Place"

The "Right Time"

The "Right Price"

Requirements :