Purchasing Specialist
Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm
The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for managing the company's supply of products and services. The Purchasing Specialist responsibilities include strategizing to find cost-effective deals and suppliers. The Purchasing Specialist's duty is to discover the best ways to cut procurement expenses, so that the company can invest in growth and people.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships.
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.
• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services.
•Examine and test existing contracts.
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies.
• Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries.
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company .
• Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies.
•Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements.
Measurement
The Purchasing Specialist is measured according to the following criteria:
- Completion of PO's
- Correct pricing
- Purchase required products weekly
- Material requisition report updated
- Manage all exceptions
- Cost savings
- Find alternative suppliers
Deliverables
- All PO's closed daily / weekly
- Correct pricing
- Purchase weekly
- Materials requisition report
- Manage all exceptions
- Cost savings
- Alternative suppliers
- Manage vendor relationships
- Follow all Safety & cleanliness policies & procedures