Job Description
Act as a point of escalation and drive process improvement initiatives across the entire procurement function. Responsibilities include optimizing product flow, communicating with users, maintaining supplier relations, and approving purchase orders. The successful candidate will be an ambitious, confident, and high-spirited procurement professional with strong leadership experience and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include:
* Optimize product flow to fill orders on time
* Communicate with all user sections
* Maintain good supplier relations
* Oversee and maintain stock levels
* Approve all purchase orders
* Provide administrative support and resolve procurement related issues
* Sign business agreements with suppliers
* Monitor and review inventory systems
* Work with suppliers and supply chains to run key processes cost efficiently
* Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
* Actively contribute to the strategic sourcing of products
* Oversee the procurement process from identifying requirements to providing payment
* Ensure compliance of supplier agreements and negotiations
* Identify cost savings where appropriate
* Negotiate best credit terms and prices
* Work with Sales and Marketing to compile and price products
* Build long term relationships with suppliers
* Organize and coordinate delivery of foreign imports
Requirements:
* Exceptional written and spoken communication
* 2+ years' experience
* Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills
* Excellent quantitative and analytical experience, including solid comfort with Excel
* Superb IT skills
* Ability to focus and prioritize tasks
* Ability to work well under pressure