Purchasing Manager

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primarily responsible for overseeing the daily activities of purchasing functions. He/she maintains relationships with suppliers and negotiates contracts, and prices for each order transaction. He/she evaluates and analyzes purchasing trend and price trends to identify forecasting demand and minimize purchasing costs

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develops purchasing strategies and conducts research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedule, and quality.
2. Closely coordinates with requestors on the specification of their requirements.
3. Performs canvassing to get the best offer.
4. Negotiates quotations from suppliers.
5. Reviews and approves purchase orders.
6. Prepares purchase orders as necessary.
7. Monitors delivery of requested goods or services and regularly updates requestors on the status of their orders.
8. Requests entry and exit passes for deliveries and pull-out of goods.
9. Assists, receives, and checks deliveries from suppliers.
10. Posting of goods and services received in the FOS.
11. Prepares transmittal form and ensures that goods or services are properly turned over to requestors.
12. Gathers feedback from requestors on the overall performance of the requested goods or services.
13. Prepares requests for payment for all delivered goods or services.
14. Prepares and files all supporting documents needed for each order transaction.
15. Performs local purchase marketing as necessary.
16. Updates Purchasing Head on concerns related to the department.
17. Submits weekly monitoring reports of PRS to all departments.
18. Submits monthly reports to the Purchasing Head on the status of Purchase Requisitions.
19. Implements the Supplier Accreditation and Annual Performance Evaluation Process.
20. Identifies potential suppliers, builds and maintains a good relationship with them, and ensures their awareness of our business objectives.
21. Trains and supervises the work of the purchasing officer.
22. Ensures compliance with ISO policies and procedures.
23. Performs other duties/tasks as deemed assigned by immediate superior from time to time.