PURCHASING STAFF
PURCHASING STAFF
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Overview
Overview
Purchasing staff buys goods and services necessary for our business. They have the means and opportunity to raise the company's profits by making the most high-quality and cost-effective purchases. The Purchasing Staff should have a keen eye for detail and a commercial mindset. They should know how to evaluate market conditions and different suppliers.
Great communication skills is required in order to negotiate effectively and maintain profitable relationships.
The goal of the Purchasing Staff is to acquire supplies that are critical for the success of the company's business operations.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assess supplier profiles and analyze offers
- Prepare and implement effective negotiation tactics
- Manage relationships with key suppliers to maintain quality of goods, timely delivery and compliance to terms of contracts
- Maintain proper documentation of records and system informations.
- Does requisition and process branch purchase orders, etc.
- Attend events, fairs and exhibitions to keep abreast of the market’s trends
Other Job Duties:
- Oversee inventory procedures
- Discover the most cost-effective shipping modes and schedules
- Collaborate with IT professionals to implement effective systems
- Track purchasing budgets and other reports on purchasing performance
Core Competencies:
Core Competencies:
- Developing good relationships; getting along well with people and putting them at ease.
- Exemplifying excellent customer service skills.
- Great communication and bargaining skills
- Collecting, comparing and relating data from different sources;
- Can identify issues; anticipating problems.
- Checking for accuracy in one’s work; controlling/eliminating errors; showing concern for all areas of a task, however small.
- Has high critical-thinking skills and management skills
- Has quick decision-making and problem-solving skills
Education and Experience:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree holder of any management course; but not required, if candidate has at least (3) years of proven excellent experience in any purchasing related field.
- Knowledgeable in advance computer skills (MS Word and Excel)
Physical Demands:
Physical Demands:
This job normally operates in a professional office environment and would normally require the employee to use a computer for long periods of time.
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