Purchase Assistent
You are responsible for supporting business operations by ordering products or materials that agree with their employer’s brand. Their duties include maintaining relationships with Suppliers, Vendors or Wholesalers, placing orders for products based on current inventory needs and tracking shipments from manufacturing locations to retail stores or company warehouses.
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Working with the purchasing manager and strategic purchaser to run the purchasing department |
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Performing vendor research and selection to enhance profitability, reducing operating costs and boosting efficiency |
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Maintaining cordial working relationships with vendors and supervising vendor activities |
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Providing quarterly and annual data to determine purchasing needs and performing inventory management |
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Managing purchase orders, overseeing shipping schedules and maintaining purchase records |
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Working with warehouse staff to compare deliveries with purchase orders to identify discrepancies |
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Manage contact E-mail inbox (quick first response – and delegation to sales team) |
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COMPETENCES |
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A high degree of teamwork, motivation, resilience, thoroughness, reliability and analytical skills |
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Good written and spoken English knowledge |
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Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively |
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Good understanding of supply chain procedures |
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Basic knowledge of market research |
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Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions |
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND EXPECTED END RESULT |
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Ensure creation, execution and follow-up of purchase orders throughout the “Purchase to Pay” process up to their “end” process, including the processing of order confirmations |
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Monitoring delivery times and other matters related to the P2P process |
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Requesting quotes |