Procurement Officer

East-West Seed; San Rafael; On-site; PHP 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

East-West Seed in the Philippines is seeking a Procurement Officer to oversee tactical source-to-pay operations, align with stakeholders, and manage supplier onboarding and master data.

You will develop purchase plans, negotiate terms, and ensure compliant end-to-end procurement processes across direct and indirect materials. The role requires strong category management, vendor relations, and analytical skills to optimize spend and supplier performance in a dynamic market.

Qualifications

• Degree in supply chain management, engineering, business administration, or equivalent field.
• Proven work experience in procurement for at least five years.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing, vendor management, and related software/applications.

Responsibilities

• Align with internal stakeholders to finalize annual procurement plans for direct and indirect materials through demand collection.
• Collaborate on demand collection to manage spend and ensure category-based supplier selection.
• Administer requisitions and purchase orders, contract reviews, supplier onboarding, tendering where applicable, and payables support.

Skills

Vendor management

Negotiation

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Data analysis

Numbers proficiency

Procurement strategy

Education

Degree in supply chain management

Engineering

Business administration

Tools

ERP system

Sourcing software

Contract management software

Job description

Job Summary

The Procurement Officer is responsible for the tactical source-to-pay operations in the country/ market. Manages the efficient purchase of materials, goods, and services needed in local operation, while ensuring the consistent implementation of policies & procedures. Select, evaluate, and develop the Approved Supplier List. Also responsible for the performance management and personnel development of subordinate/s (if any).

Roles and Responsibilities

• Align with internal Stakeholders based on approved annual business plans to finalize an annual procurement plan for direct and indirect materials/ goods/ services through a demand collection process.
• Collaborate with stakeholders the demand collection process to manage the spend and timeline by ensuring that the supply sourcing activity is based on the Category strategy, that aids in determining the right Supplier.
• Administer the workflow of Requisitions and Purchase Orders in accordance with the limit of approving authority, fulfillment of end-to-end protocols such as contract review, supplier onboarding, comparative tender (where applicable), alignment with stakeholders, and support the payables process, for a fully compliant transaction.
• Maintain the procurement master data such as categories, supplier information, and system contracts in the designated electronic platform that would support purchases and regular/ ad hoc reports.
• Develop purchase plans that will be worked-out with Suppliers through negotiation of rates, contract terms & conditions that entails a mutually beneficial business relationship.
• Manage procurement categories or sub-categories through market intelligence & benchmarking, demand owner business strategy, and regular feedback on the strategy position (if needing adjustment) to attain an impactful spend.
• Identify functional areas for improvement and formulate workflow, procedure, and processes to maintain competitive advantage.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in supply chain management, engineering, business administration, or equivalent field
• Proven work experience in the Procurement function for at least five years
• Mastery with sourcing and vendor management, and relevant software/application
• Strong project management, communications and collaboration skills
• Ability to negotiate in a diverse market and sustain networking relationships
• Comfortable with numbers and in collecting, analyzing and selecting proposals
• Category management experience with following: Personnel & Professional, Production Supply, Marketing & Sales Services, Packaging Materials, Facility Management, Information Technology, Operation Machine & Equipment, Quality Assurance, R&D, Logistics, Warehouse & Plant