Purchases Manager

Job Description

• As a Purchasing Manager you will be responsible for sourcing equipment, goods and services and managing vendors.
• The successful candidate will be able to perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers.

Responsibilities :

• Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and bench-marking
• Assess, manage and mitigate risks
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand

Job Requirements

• Strong leadership capabilities
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
• Interest in market dynamics along with business sense
• Solid judgement along with decision making skills
• Proven working experience as purchasing manager, agent or officer
• Ability to gather and analyse data and to work with figures
• Excellent written and spoken English is a MUST.
• Excellent user ability for Microsoft Office.
• Flexible & Proactive (Active & enthusiastic adaptable doer person)
• Confidentiality