Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting market research to identify potential and new suppliers who can meet the company's needs.
- Maintaining strong supplier relations.
- Request quotes and negotiate contract terms with vendors, including price, delivery schedule, and payment terms and reviewing contracts for legal conformity and company policies and procedures compliance.
- Prepare and issue purchase orders and agreements.
- Following up with vendors to ensure that orders are delivered on time and within budget parameters.
- Monitor and evaluate supplier performance according to key business criteria and resolve issues and concerns.
- Analyze industry and demand trends and support senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.
- Liaising with internal stakeholders on new projects.
- Analyzing costs and recommending ways to reduce expenses by identifying opportunities for process improvement or technology enhancement.
- Preparing reports on expenditures and analyzing trends in spending to identify areas of potential waste or abuse.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of market trends and developments, in order to identify new opportunities and mitigate risk.
Academic and professional qualifications:
- BSc/BA in Business Administration, Supply chain management or equivalent field.
Experience:
- Proven work experience from 3-4 years in meat industry is a must in the same role.
- Good working knowledge of purchasing strategies.
