Responsibilities
- Manage regional purchasing and procurement to ensure product availability, competitive
pricing, and optimal inventory levels.
- Manage suppliers, including pricing, product quality, delivery performance, and issue
resolution.
- Plan purchasing requirements based on demand, inventory levels, and sales trends.
- Monitor stock levels and turnover to minimize shortages, overstock, and losses.
- Review supplier invoices and resolve pricing, quantity, and billing discrepancies.
- Manage supplier returns, claims, shortages, damages, and quality concerns.
- Coordinate with Operations, Logistics, Finance, and other departments to ensure smooth
supply.
- Analyze purchasing, inventory, pricing, and supplier performance and recommend
improvements.
- Escalate significant supply, pricing, contractual, or supplier issues to management.
- Participate in regional management meetings and procurement initiatives.
- Maintain strong supplier relationships and ensure compliance with procurement policies.
- Travel to stores, suppliers, warehouses, and other locations as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
5 years of proven experience in regional purchasing, procurement, or supply chain
- management, preferably in a multi-site food retail environment.
3 years of experience in a managerial role within a multi-site food retail environment.
- Strong knowledge of supplier management, procurement planning, and inventory control.
- Experience in product quality evaluation and supplier coordination.
- Ability to manage inventory levels and optimize stock turnover across the region.
- Strong understanding of pricing strategies, cost management, and market trends.
- Experience in invoice verification and resolving billing discrepancies with suppliers.
- Ability to manage returns, claims, and supplier-related concerns efficiently.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in handling product, pricing, and supply issues.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to identify and escalation regional supply, pricing, or contract-related concerns.
- Experience in participating in cross-functional and regional management meetings.
- Valid driver's license and willingness to travel as required.
- Must have experience in Large-scale Food Retail industry.
Work Set-up
Flexible work schedule with designated days off (specific arrangements to be discussed during the hiring process).
Available Deployment Areas
- Cavite (including Carmona, Naic, and other Cavite locations)
- Calamba, Laguna
- Caloocan City
- Manila City
- Marikina City
- Parañaque City
- Batangas
- San Simon, Pampanga
- Cebu
- Caticlan, Aklan
- Mindoro
Benefits
Deployment based on your preferred region and business requirements.
- Overtime Pay
- Government-Mandated Benefits
- Additional Benefits (to be discussed during the hiring process