Job Description
Purchase goods, materials and services to ensure that the company's operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified costs, quality and delivery targets.
- Supports the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations
- Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes, new projects and activities
- Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization
- Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
- Provides analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
- Prepares reports and updates as and when required
- Negotiates contracts, improve prices and term...