Buyer
Executive recruitment Monroe Consulting Group is recruiting on behalf of an international corporation that produces food and trades commodities. Our respective client is looking for a 1-year Project-based Buyer who will be responsible for the basics of MRO (materials for repair, maintenance and operation) of the business. The buyer will be focusing on events and product advertisement and will be handling 3 different categories: IT, corporate services (rental, HMO, telecommunication, manpower/security, agency) and, marketing. This role will be reporting to the Indirect Procurement Lead, will be part of a 5-man team , and requires on-site reporting, M-F, 8 am to 5 pm, and is located in Cebu.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Adhere to the 7-Step Sourcing Process of the company as necessary.
- Discuss contracts with vendors to ensure the best price and prompt delivery of products and services in accordance with the company's terms and conditions.
- Coordinate with all related departments to issue purchase orders, contracts, invoice reviews, close-out procedures, and record keeping.
- Assist in the execution of contracts for strategic sourcing.
- Locate and pursue cost-cutting opportunities.
- In charge of guaranteeing strict adherence to the global non-commodity procure-to-pay policy.
- Follow the KPIs established by the Purchasing Director to monitor Source-to-Pay metrics (POs before invoicing, PO cycle time, on-time delivery, PO consolidation, and others), and they will work together with colleagues from the location to promote ongoing improvement in these areas.
- Promote improved supplier relationship management by regularly working with the supply base to ensure that any cost, quality delivery, and customer service-related issues are addressed.
- Coordinate across all functions to provide prompt delivery of goods and services to support facilities, offices, construction projects, or other operations
- Coordinate well with the Finance team, Warehouse Staff, and Requesters to guarantee prompt payment of Supplier Invoices.
- Serves as a point of contact for other departments on topics pertaining to purchasing, such as order scheduling, product selection, and similar or related issues.
- Ensure adherence to all relevant company rules, practices, and international standards
- Support the company's core values in respect to its diversity, sustainability, health & safety, and environmental policies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 2 years or a maximum of 10 years of experience as buyer from an indirect procurement role
- Good communication and negotiation skills with strong personality
- Adaptable and creative in executing the job responsibilities
- Open to learning and sharing knowledge to the team
- Open to assisting in process simplification and improving stakeholder relationship/ management.
- Open to work using Navision system and doing things manually
- Must be open to site inspections for company events
- Must be willing to report on-site in Cebu, Mondays to Fridays, 8 am to 5 pm
