Manager, Purchasing

Ingram Micro Philippines BPO LLC; Pateros; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingram Micro Philippines BPO LLC seeks a procurement professional to manage purchasing and vendor relationships. You will ensure inventory levels meet company needs and negotiate favorable terms while upholding quality and on-time delivery.

The role requires coordinating with multiple internal teams to resolve invoicing and shipment discrepancies and leading a team of buyers and support staff to meet objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required for this role.
• Minimum 5 years of functional purchasing experience.
• At least 2 years in supervisory or leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Purchase products and services to meet company requirements and maintain inventory levels.
• Negotiate best deals with vendors while ensuring quality and delivery standards.
• Interface with internal departments to resolve invoicing, shipments, and related discrepancies.
• Lead and guide buyers and support staff to ensure adherence to procedures and targets.

Skills

Vendor negotiation

Inventory management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Job Description:

Position Summary:
Responsible for purchasing of products and services to meet company requirements and maintain appropriate inventory levels. Negotiates best deals with vendors and ensures adherence to quality and delivery standards. Interfaces with multiple internal departments to resolve discrepancies related to invoicing, shipments, etc. Buyers may specialize in a specific area (e.g. services, IT products, etc.) or functional support (sales). Support personnel manage the paperwork and purchasing systems transactions to ensure adherence to procedures.

What you bring to the role:

Manages experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments. Sets goals and objectives for team members for achievement of operational results. Problems faced may be difficult to moderately complex. Influences others outside of own job area regarding policies, practices and procedures.

Manages a staff of professional and support associates. Makes day-to-day decisions for group/department. Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges. Assignments are defined in terms of activities and objectives.

Objectives for assigned area defined by upper management. Some latitude to make decisions to achieve defined goal.

Will generally have assumed at least the Senior Professional level of experience before becoming a manager. Regularly applies expertise in day-to-day activities. May fill the role of a staff member in complex situations. Requires a four year college degree (or additional relevant experience in a related field). Minimum 5 years functional experience including a minimum of 4 years of position specific experience and 2 years of supervisory experience or 4 years of leadership experience.