- MNC
- Industry Leader
- Permanent Position
- Proven purchasing/procurement experience in Food industry
Our client, a leading quality food provider and wholesaler, is looking for suitable talents to join their growing business as Purchasing Manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
General and Task Management
- Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
- Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
- Monitor market trends. competitor strategies and market suppliers
- Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible
- Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required
- Develop creative and innovative procurement processes
- Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
- Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
- Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
- Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
- Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures and the Official Journal of the European Community (OJEU) guidance during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
- Explore alternate sources for goods and materials
- Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers
- Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements
- Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers
- Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
Relationship Management
- Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities
- Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact
- Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, in particular when there is a risk which could prevent the organisation meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns
- Support product change requests and review and communicate the impact on capacity plans
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communications
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor Degree / Diploma in Business, Supply Chain or any relevant disciplines
- Minimum 3-5 years experience in purchasing, procurement, category management, preferably within the food industry.
- Possess strong negotiation, analytical, and relationship-building skills
- Proficiency in market analysis and inventory management.
OTHER INFORMATION:
- Location: West
- Working hours: Monday to Friday, Office Hours
- Salary: Salary will commensurate according to experience & qualifications.
- The Company strives to achieve employee satisfaction and provides a conducive working environment, attractive incentives, and remuneration to all staff.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidate, please submit your updated resume in MS WORD Format to Florence Pang Rou Jing (R23118044) :
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or reach out to your Friendly Consultant, Florence at WhatsApp 8655 6810 (text message only) for a confidential discussion.
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Current & Expected salary
Reason(s) for leaving
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