This role will involve building strong relationships with suppliers and internal customers to secure the best prices and optimisation of procurement and expenditure streams.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop strong relationships with all suppliers to negotiate best prices and terms
- Obtain quotes for components from multiple supplier sources
- Solict bids, analyse quotes and recommend best vendors to management
- Coordinate with other teams to understand purchasing requirements
- Update the database
- Work to deadlines and budgets
- Obtain warranty return approvals
- Liaise with internal departments on rejected items
- Arrange and attend supplier meetings
- Monitor improvement measures with non-performing suppliers
- Understand and adhere to export control measures
- Follow up on material discrepancies and payment issues
- Quotation evaluation and cost approval
- Proven experience in a Procurement and Supply Chain role
- Excellent IT and communication skills
- Strong negotiator with financial acumen