Job Description :

- Create, fulfill and submit orders and re-orders

- Managing inventory levels to ensure proper amounts are on hand, ensuring limited overstocks across all facilities

- Checking out of stocks, manufacturer supply issues

- Responsible for analyzing data from relevant sources for evaluation and analysis

- Recommend cost savings initiatives, alternate sourcing, etc.

- Be purchasing department resource for new and existing projects tied to procurement

- Manage and drive staffing plans, schedules, quality initiatives and process change initiatives, to enable Purchasing to attain our Business Plan

- Manage a team of 10 to 20 with responsibility of a department, within a very fast-paced/ time-critical and demanding environment

- Set/clarify requirements and expectations for Purchasing Assistant Managers and Team Leaders

- Measure performance through metrics, providing feedback, and holding front line associates accountable for their performance and the performance of the task they are assigned to handle

- As needed partner with Astt. Managers & TL's to establish corrective plans to insure that department meets objectives

- Leverage ideas of other Business Unit Managers and Team Leaders to source and nurture creative improvement plans for Purchasing eco system

- Take proactive steps to ensure that best practices are shared across all work types and shifts

- Be responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of the department

- Work closely with support staff (HR, Finance, Admin, HNIT and Automation Manager) to build and secure support and resources for projects and initiatives

- Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and procedures

BASIC CANDIDATE REQUIREMENT :

- Experience as a purchaser and knowledge in supply chain management

- Strong oral and written communication skills

- Robust Excel knowledge and ability to create documents independently

- Familiarity with various office-based computer programs such as Microsoft office, specifically document creation and use of spreadsheets

- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with constant changes

- Proficient at report generation from various information systems

- The ability to be an independent thinker and be able to pick up new things quickly

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