• Oversees team of inventory or warehouse employees.
• Manages inventory tracking system to record deliveries, shipments and stock levels.
• Evaluates deliveries, shipments and product levels to improve inventory control procedures.
• Analyzes daily product and supply levels to anticipate inventory problems and shortages.
• Manages schedules of employees, deliveries and shipments to optimize operations.
• Communicates with inventory employees to meet business goals and address personnel issues.
• Develops business relationships with suppliers and clients.
• Proposes strategies to reduce costs and improve procedures of supply chain logistics.
• Monitors demand and analyzes data to anticipate future supply and logistical needs.
• Reports on inventory levels, supply chain progress, procedural efficiency and personnel issues to upper management.
• Manages the recruitment and training of new inventory employees.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

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Job Description:

• Raise purchase order for sales order with job number.
• Ensure timely PO execution by follow up the lead time to meet sales and production needs.
• Ability to analyze bills of material and drawings to understand key requirements for procurement.
• Ensuring technical information in accordance with datasheet for new item prior to PO issuance.
• Consolidate calibration certificate and software license information.
• Support internal coordination between different departments.
• Liaison with vendors for timely delivery and monitor all purchases to avoid any shortages, overcharges and defects of materials
• Lead in conducting periodic price negotiation with suppliers to ensure competency in cost for materials/services.
• Conduct supplier performance review on a regular basis to ensure that suppliers are conforming to organizational expectations and requirements.
• Source new suppliers for materials and services, expanding the supplier base for current and future needs.
• Obtain competitive quotes and drive cost-reduction initiatives.
• Any duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• At least 3 years’ experience in procurement engineering.
• Possess strong sourcing and negotiation skills.
• Meticulous and strong in numbers.
• Accountable team player, proactive, problem solving, resourceful and analytical abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work productively and collaboratively with multi-functional teams to achieve business goals.
• Able to work independently and multitask.

The purchasing trainee will be responsible for:

• Administrative work
• Suppliers panel management
• Launch of social audit and follow up on the corrective actions plans
• Some purchasing projects => Biddings, negotiations and awarding projects (under direct responsibility of the Purchasing Manager)
• Possibly some contracts settlement and negotiations (under direct responsibility of the Purchasing Manager)
• Prepare reports – Analysis

The purchasing portfolios (segments/families) covered will be depending on the workload at the given moments.

In parallel, he/she could possibly participate in the long-run strategic projects such as :

• Regional biddings on key items
• Sourcing

Value analysis studies

• Liaise with project team on material specification.

• Material sourcing, price negotiation and order fulfilment.

• Preparation and execution of purchase requisition.

• Arrange timely delivery of material.

• Manage material / inventory level at sites and ensure the target level is met but not overstock.

• Manage the Company’s material, assets and equipment / machinery rental at sites and ensure within budget.

• Perform cost analysis and generate reports.

• Meet subcontractors and suppliers onsite as necessary.

• Manage equipment and/or machinery rental.

• Other administrative duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Purchase raw materials that are to be utilized by the factory and for project use.
• In charge of compiling and constant updating of supplier list.
• Liaise and negotiate with suppliers.
• Responsible for sourcing new and cost effective suppliers.
• Liaise with internal departments on product type, price and quantity of materials to be purchased.
• Ensure that all invoices are certified accordingly.
• Responsible for maintaining a library of catalogues and samples of raw materials for future reference.

Requirements

• Experience in construction/manufacturing industry will be an added advantage;
• Diploma/Degree in any field.