Job Description

• Responsible for all purchasing activities including sourcing, contract negotiation, and expediting delivery schedule.
• 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 team and document control to ensure clear documentation.
• Monitor cost reduction and increase for materials purchased.
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors/suppliers.
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries.
• Coordinating with suppliers and forwarders in shipping and customs processes and procedures related to importation, on timely delivery of materials.
• Issuing purchase orders for local and overseas purchases.
• Establish and maintain an independent supplier’s performance monitoring systems to ensure compliance with performance and quality standards and close liaison with suppliers.

Job Requirements

• Diploma/Bachelor's degree in Administration/Business/Industrial Engineering or any related field.
• Good knowledge of shipping practices such as import and export documentation, permit declaration, and other relevant documents will be a plus. Fresh graduates are welcome.
• Familiar with purchase variances and participate in cost reduction programs.
• An excellent business network and supplier contacts from the shipping industry are highly desirable.
• Good command of both spoken and written English.
• An independent individual who works well under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills.
• Proactive, flexible, reliable, self-motivated, and organized.