Purchase Operations

Key Responsibilities

• Vendor Management: Identify, evaluate, and establish relationships with reliable vendors and suppliers for direct purchases.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, terms, and delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Procurement Planning: Analyse and forecast purchase requirements based on organizational needs.
• Maintain an optimal inventory level to ensure timely availability of raw materials or goods.
• Order Management: Create and process purchase orders (POs) for direct procurement.
• Ensure timely approval, dispatch, and tracking of POs to completion.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure all purchase activities adhere to the company's policies and government regulations.
• Maintain proper documentation for procurement processes, vendor agreements, and transactions.
• Cost Optimization: Identify opportunities for cost savings through effective negotiation and bulk purchase strategies. Monitor market trends to predict material price fluctuations.
• Coordination & Communication: Work closely with the operations, finance, and logistics teams to ensure seamless purchase processes.
• Address supplier queries and resolve any procurement-related issues.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure purchased items meet the organizations quality standards.
• Coordinate quality checks with relevant teams upon receiving goods.

Work Location: In person