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Responsibilities
Responsibility
- Review purchase requisitions and confirm that specifications, quantities, delivery dates and supporting documents are complete.
- Request quotations from suppliers and do quotation analysis.
- Create and issue purchase orders.
- Follow up with suppliers on order acknowledgement, production status, shipment and delivery.
- Monitor outstanding purchase orders and escalate potential delays, shortages or supply issues.
- Coordinate with internal to resolve delivery, quantity, quality or invoice discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate supplier, pricing, lead-time, item and purchase order records.
- Support supplier performance evaluations by collecting delivery, quality and service data.
- Assist senior team members with tender exercises, cost-saving initiatives and market research.
- Prepare routine procurement reports, including overdue deliveries and purchasing activity.
Qualifications
- Communication and supplier coordination skills
- Good organisation, time management and attention to detail
- Basic numerical and analytical ability
- Able to work across departments and follow procedures
- High integrity, accountability and confidentiality
- Willingness to learn and develop procurement knowledge
Working Hours
- Alternate week 1:
- Mon - Fri = 8:30am-5:30pm [Lunch: 12:30pm-1:30pm]
- Sat = 8:30am-1:30pm
- Alternate week 2:
- Mon - Fri = 8:30am-6:30pm [Lunch: 12:30pm-1:30pm]