Purchasing Head

Career Connect; Philippines; On-site; PHP 279,000 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Connect in the Philippines is seeking a Procurement Specialist to ensure stock availability, negotiate with suppliers, and manage purchasing cycles end-to-end. You will review catalogs, sources, and bid proposals, aiming for quality at the lowest cost while maintaining inventory integrity.

Responsibilities include monitoring deliveries, evaluating contracts, drafting bid specifications, and identifying high-margin opportunities through market research and supplier networking to support

Responsibilities

• Ensures availability of stocks and goods
• Negotiates, maintains and purchases the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct inventory level
• Researches, reviews, and evaluates suppliers and purchase 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
• Interview vendors and visit suppliers plants to learn about the products, services and prices to keep up with price trends and future markets
• 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
• business 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
• procedures.

Job description

Job Description:

• Ensures availability of stocks and goods
• Negotiates, maintains and purchases the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct inventory level
• Researches, reviews, and evaluates suppliers and purchase 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
• Interview vendors and visit suppliers plants to learn about the products, services and prices to keep up with price trends and future markets
• 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
• business 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
• procedures.

Requirements: