Head of Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing

Career Connect; Pasig; On-site; PHP 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Connect in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines, is seeking a skilled purchasing professional to manage procurement activities. The role focuses on securing stocks and goods, negotiating prices, evaluating suppliers, and ensuring timely deliveries.

You will draft bid specifications, administer contracts, monitor performance, and identify cost-saving opportunities while aligning with business objectives and supplier networks.

Responsibilities

• Ensures availability of stocks and goods
• Negotiates and purchases the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct inventory level
• Researches, reviews, and evaluates suppliers and purchases their goods based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities
• Monitors deliveries to ensure that goods come in on time and follow up undelivered goods
• Evaluates and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with agreements
• Reviews catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals and internet sites, and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services
• Interviews vendors and visits suppliers' plants to learn about the products, services and prices
• Formulates policies and procedures of procurement up to the deliveries of goods and services
• Draft bid specifications and requests bid proposals from vendors
• Administer contract for major purchases
• Identify high-margin opportunities for additional product offerings through market research and networking with customers, vendors, and the academic community
• Source products and raw materials at quality and cost standards consistent with company objectives
• Procured all materials necessary to support the schedule on a timely basis, negotiating favorable contracts with key suppliers
• Drove cost reduction activities and maintained purchasing documentation
• Ensured stock inventory levels were maintained to adequately meet operation needs
• Participated in the development and implementation of departmental policies and

Job description

Career Connect in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines, is seeking a skilled purchasing professional to manage procurement activities. The role focuses on securing stocks and goods, negotiating prices, evaluating suppliers, and ensuring timely deliveries.

You will draft bid specifications, administer contracts, monitor performance, and identify cost-saving opportunities while aligning with business objectives and supplier networks.