Senior Purchasing Executive - Hiring for Project Expansion

• Manage the company's supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending
• Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies
• Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure
• Invent negotiation strategies and secure profitable deals
• Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency
• Discover and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
• Research, evaluate potential suppliers and develop new vendors in accordance to company's SOP
• Source and procure materials or equipment according to project requirements (RFQ/BOM).
• Liaise and build good rapport with suppliers and internal team and other departments (relationship management).
• Negotiate and co-ordinate with supplier and cross-functional department for best possible price purchase and delivery time with the quality required for the project.
• Generate purchase order and forward to respective suppliers.
• Expedite and follow up with suppliers for on-time delivery to support production and project.
• Maintain database - update and file all material requisitions, quotations and purchase orders as per company's SOP
• Coordinate with store to check stock levels as required and place order as needed
• Prepare and distribute procurement and delivery report to respective department timely.
• Keep abreast of market/price situation and conduct regular price comparison
• Liaise with Supply Chain Manager for any improvement to the purchasing process/flow/system to enhance the work efficiency and effectiveness.
• Taking responsibility for purchasing of goods during all stages from material requisition (MR) till purchase order (PO) closed in the system.
• Submit weekly report to manager/superior reflecting accurate update on goods purchased and highlighting any issues.
• Perform other duties assigned or as instructed by the manager