PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
Work in a team environment as a key resource in procuring the products, equipment and other required materials at competitive price with reliable supplier partners.
Responsibilities will include identifying new suppliers, signing NDA’s, sending RFQ’s, negotiate the prices, release of Purchase order / contract / schedules and inward and account the materials as per requirements.
Work in close coordination with suppliers to meet customer requirements coordinating along with supporting functions of production and quality to meet the targets.
In conjunction with the Purchasing Manager and supporting functions managers, manage Suppliers to provide quality products and deliver the same to relevant Tensator Group locations (Local and overseas) as per agreed timelines.
Sourcing, negotiating, and buying of goods and services to meet the Company’s requirements and support team in any other materials functions.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Interface with Purchasing Manager and Production Head to prioritize procurements.
- Identify potential suppliers and drive supplier selection through cross-functional team qualification.
- Assess new and existing supplier capabilities to meet product, cost, quality, capacity, and fulfilment. Ensure suppliers meet requirements for performance, quality, cost, and delivery of components as per standards specified by customer.
- Ensuring supplier assessment, audits, compliance, whilst driving systematic problem solving and process improvement (as and when necessary) and monitor supplier performance.
- Ensuring regulatory (national and international ) compliance.
- Monitor supplier quality plan engagement/effectiveness, and corrective & preventative action.
- Monitoring stock levels, anticipating needs based on sales and marketing trends and ensuring timely replenishment
- Assisting Inventory audits and stock taking.
- Getting quotes from forwarders for both imports and exports
- Tracking the order release from group companies and coordinating with suppliers for timely delivery
- Support Purchasing Manager in any other materials functions.
- KEY PERFORMANCE CRITERIA:
- Procurement of products and services as per company’s requirement
- Ensuring supplier delivery performance to agreed schedule.
- Identify cost saving opportunities in procurement, logistics and other related expenditure
- Supplier regulatory compliance to national and international standards (as required per each location).
PROFESSIONAL/VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OR SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Diploma and Degree (any discipline)
- Minimum of 3 year’s experience in Purchasing activities of Direct and Indirect materials
- Manufacturing company experience preferred.
- Understanding and interpretation of engineering drawings.
- Ability to negotiate and have skills of problem solving
- PC literate – Microsoft Office.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
- Experience in Sourcing & Materials management
- Working knowledge of quality systems.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confident with the ability to communicate with people at all levels to enhance the reputation of the Department and always protect the Company’s reputation.
- Tactful and diplomatic with strong negotiation skills.
- Critical attention to detail.
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated with the ability to motivate others.
- Proactive, professional, and committed to providing first-class customer service.
- Ability to handle conflicting priorities in a change orientated environment.
- Dynamic and energetic.
- English speaking