Procurement Specialist Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Procurement Specialist to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement robust Procurement strategies for local categories of spend that clearly meet business requirements;
- Generate and place purchase orders to support sourcing activities for Engineering, Operations, Warehouses, Marketing and IT;
- Evaluate and mitigate risk associated with long standing local suppliers and single sourcing;
- Interface with leaders across multiple departments when necessary, to gauge and improve the effectiveness of support and services;
- Support the implementation and compliance of Global Procurement processes, policies, guidelines, and strategies;
- Support new projects by finding sources for new purchased components;
- Work on cost reduction projects;
- Coordinate support from multiple Category teams across the matrix to manage relationships with other Procurement staff remotely;
- Support the development of the long and short-term plans to improve Procurement processes to enhance the overall performance of the Site;
- Establish and maintain working relationships with vendors and ensure cost-effectiveness with a focus on product quality, pricing and lead time;
- Adapt and respond to regularly changing business requirements;
- Manage the interface between Procurement and the Site, balancing the expectations of both Procurement and Site stakeholders;
- Process invoices with accounts payable and assist in reports; coordinate credits, refund and claims as needed;
- Negotiate contracts and support the reduction of end-to-end total costs of the Site;
- Balance both strategic and operational requirements to limit interruption of the supply and impact to the GSK revenue system.
Requirements:
- Experience with cost benchmarking & financial audit with key supplier and legal matters (contracting);
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Willing to work in: Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc., Libis, Quezon City;
- Strong analytical and planning skills;
- Strong interpersonal skills, as they work with a diverse number of people, such as executives, suppliers, vendors, and supply chain managers;
- Communication skills;
- Graduate of any Business course;
- Strong negotiation and analytical skills;
- An understanding of business operations and processes;
- Goal-oriented;
- Persuasion and Negotiation;
- Familiarity with purchasing fundamentals;
- Strong math, analytical, organizational, and communication skills;
- Knowledgeable in SAP is an advantage;
- Detail-oriented team players.