Job Summary

Responsible for the development of sourcing strategies for goods and services procurement. Carries out thorough and continuous evaluations of suppliers. Ensures suppliers' capability to deliver the required quantities and services in a timely fashion in support of production operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Accepts purchase requests from the materials planner.
• Carries out sourcing activities in a transparent manner.
• Coordinated with Planning and Warehouse departments to avoid overstock of items, and the Delivery department to coordinate pick-up of items and materials.
• Obtains and evaluates quotations from suppliers.
• Evaluates existing suppliers based on pricing, quality, lead time, reliability, etc.
• Coordinates with suppliers and prepares purchase orders.
• Manages subordinate staff.

Qualifications/Skills

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• At least one year of working experience as a supervisor in the related field
• Preferably 1-4 years experience in a manufacturing or production operation setting
• Must posses reasonable analytical skills
• Must posses qualities of a leader
• Good communication skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Team Player