Job Summary: 

• Prepare purchase orders and send to Suppliers
• Expediting purchase order acknowledgments within 48 hours of order placement
• Expediting open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery
• Manage MRP and Kanban-driven order lines to PO placement
• Compile data and reports for departmental KPIs
• Placement of Purchase Orders for non-BOM / consumables/goods and services (iBuy)
• Understanding trends and translating them into commercial ideas
• Support developing the assortment and pricing strategy
• Work closely with the design team
• Support with range bulling and planning
• Analyze sales and trade to identify opportunities
• Understand product attributes to analyse ranges

Skills on Resume: 

• Purchase Ordering (Hard Skills)
• Order Expediting (Hard Skills)
• MRP Management (Hard Skills)
• Data Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Assortment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Pricing Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Trend Analysis (Soft Skills)
• Sales Analysis (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Offer solutions to issues to simplify processes and areas of opportunity to reduce duplication, updating all necessary stakeholders promptly
• Confidently talk through department performance in weekly trade meetings, offering suggestions and summaries
• Push/Pull stock in line with forecast
• Work alongside the Planner to ensure that key financial parameters are being met and that robust strategies are in place to achieve budgets
• Utilise weekly trade reports and forward projections to trade the department, offering ideas to maximise trade and minimise risk to the budget
• Work alongside the Design team and the Buyer to develop the product in line with brand expectations
• Brief specifications to design, ensuring that all product requirements are considered when developing, including costing, grading, end use and trend
• Source new product categories in reaction to new trends and opportunities
• Build a balanced range reflective of the market mindset and department strategy
• Ensure that ranges are built in line with market key dates, and demonstrate an awareness of carryover, product life-cycle and markdown rounds

Skills on Resume: 

• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
• Performance Communication (Soft Skills)
• Stock Management (Hard Skills)
• Financial Alignment (Hard Skills)
• Trade Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Product Development (Hard Skills)
• Specification Briefing (Hard Skills)
• Trend Sourcing (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Act as the vocal point of contact for all category and product queries from both internal stakeholders and customers
• Support new product developments by liaising with the Global Sourcing Team, reviewing price comparisons, processing product data sheets and collating product copy and images
• Perform operational duties, e.g., organising sample requests, storage of new product data, etc.
• Use knowledge of the Category to create reports, designed to assist Product Managers with suggestions of new and efficient ways of working
• Take responsibility for a selection of smaller sub-categories
• Lead the range plan development and execution for those sub-categories and negotiations with their suppliers
• Working within appropriate procedures and processes
• Working within the buying team to support and progress into a full buyer role
• Delivery cost maintenance and inbound container tracking
• Products on order checks for omissions/errors
• Order confirmations, chasing and uploading to the portal

Skills on Resume: 

• Category Communication (Soft Skills)
• Product Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Operational Support (Hard Skills)
• Reporting Insights (Hard Skills)
• Subcategory Management (Hard Skills)
• Range Planning (Hard Skills)
• Process Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Negotiation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• First point of escalation from the planning team for raw material supply issues and to liaise with suppliers, to escalate internally
• Identify and communicate potential supply risks of materials used in proposed promotions to the relevant departments to ensure awareness
• Work closely with the NPD team to source new materials to ensure alignment with the overall procurement strategy, whilst supporting innovation
• Monitor procurement of materials with price breaks and measure ordering effectiveness vs forecast demand, amending the SAGE system to achieve potential savings
• Ensure all purchasing prices and contracts are maintained and up to date in the SAGE system
• Support the Procurement Manager in supplier and material contingency projects and cost-saving projects to ensure business continuity and profitability
• Responsible for own lead buy areas, circa £1million spend
• Develop a category strategy and keep up to date with market pricing
• Propose pricing and contract cover negotiated with the supplier to the Procurement Manager for sign off
• Carry out any reasonable request as requested by any member of management within the reasonable scope of the role

Skills on Resume: 

• Supply Escalation (Soft Skills)
• Risk Communication (Soft Skills)
• Material Sourcing (Hard Skills)
• Price Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Contract Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Cost-Saving Support (Hard Skills)
• Category Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Negotiation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Raise RFQs and follow the whole quote to PO process
• Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers 
• Develop strategies to monitor supplier performance and facilitate and lead performance action plans
• Chase up the delivery of components on order
• Engage in new and existing projects and support with the procurement strategy
• Conduct meetings with potential new suppliers and understand the suppliers’ capabilities and where they can support the business
• Assist with costing and budgeting exercises
• Participate in customer visits and assist in the enrollment of systems aligned with the customer requirements

Skills on Resume: 

• RFQ Management (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Relations (Soft Skills)
• Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Delivery Expediting (Hard Skills)
• Project Support (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Costing Support (Hard Skills)
• Customer Coordination (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Manage inbound POs to plan, determined by the Planning and Procurement teams
• Purchase Order book management, expediting and de-expediting 
• Manage PO Amendment and Cancellation Requests, from Sales or Inventory Management
• Vendor performance management, including scorecards and sharing results / agreeing on actions
• Planning of receipts, working with Operations, to optimise material flow into warehouses
• Handling Freight issues with specialist suppliers and purchase orders
• Liaison across teams and departments, within and outside Inventory Management
• Non-placement of POs analysis, reporting back through Procurement and Planning for action
• Drive automation and simplification within processes in line with the company philosophy through CI and co-operative work stream planning

Skills on Resume: 

• PO Management (Hard Skills)
• Order Expediting (Hard Skills)
• PO Amendments (Hard Skills)
• Vendor Performance (Hard Skills)
• Receipt Planning (Hard Skills)
• Freight Handling (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Liaison (Soft Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Administer the purchase of materials, parts, and subcontract work at the lowest possible price consistent with quality, reliability, delivery, and ongoing supply, within the established approval procedures
• Run Epicor ERP suggestions on outstanding purchases, contact vendors, and actively inform the Buyers, Production, Stores, Sales, etc., of any changes that will impact either shop operations or customer delivery
• Update Purchase Orders, Schedules, and other electronic documents daily so that information contained in the system is accurate and up to date
• Track the on-time performance of vendors and prepare monthly summaries of delivery performance
• Run cost variance reports per supplier price list and prepare monthly summaries of variances with alternative sources of supply to meet KPI targets
• Provide input to the estimating, engineering, and operating departments as to preferred suppliers
• Assist with withholding payments and/or negotiating back charges with suppliers in the event of problems with goods supplied
• Maintenance of effective working relationships with vendors and internal departments
• Maintenance of good communication with Estimating, Engineering, Production, Sales, Accounting, and the other members of the Materials Group

Skills on Resume: 

• Materials Purchasing (Hard Skills)
• ERP Management (Hard Skills)
• PO Updating (Hard Skills)
• Vendor Performance (Hard Skills)
• Cost Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Input (Soft Skills)
• Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
• Cross-Department Communication (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Working in close relation with the Purchase Manager to set up a purchase strategy for the product range
• Take ownership of applying the purchase strategy to the assigned suppliers
• Optimize the pool of existing suppliers, respecting the product specifications given
• Perform purchase conditions and contract negotiations with suppliers
• Look for opportunities to reduce purchase cost
• Monitor and formalize the performance evaluation of existing local suppliers and initiate actions to raise performance
• Reporting of localization status, cost savings achievements, and supplier performance rating to the Procurement Manager and General Manager
• Keeping abreast of the technicalities of Komatsu products and policies as well as technical market possibilities, to make proper supplier management
• Fine-tune with the purchasing department in Japan and local factories concerning their supplier selection, to achieve a coordinated Purchasing strategy
• Close cooperation with Inventory Control, Marketing and Business Development to make the most effective management of suppliers
• Assistance and support to Purchase administrators and Expeditors in their dealings with suppliers
• Assistance and support to Technical Support Agents and Claim Administrators in their dealing with suppliers
• Ensure that purchase data in the system is maintained and updated

Skills on Resume: 

• Purchasing Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Management (Hard Skills)
• Cost Reduction (Hard Skills)
• Contract Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Technical Awareness (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Support (Soft Skills)
• Data Maintenance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Deliver the department KPI’s to drive margin and profit, ensuring that commerciality and profit are delivered
• Anticipate the needs of the customer, using sales and trend data to deliver commercial product ranges
• Trading effectively by identifying gaps in ranges and potentialising opportunities that will have the biggest impact on the collection performance
• Driving cost-saving initiatives or ideas to be more cost-effective
• Use shows, Instagram and trends to drive newness within the ranges
• Building sustainable and collaborative relationships with the supply base to ensure product requirements are fully understood and deadlines are met
• Using negotiation and influencing skills to ensure that accurate, sustainable and competitive cost prices
• Ensure that all cost prices are landed correctly and accurately on the system
• Calculating freight onboard costs and ensuring product bills have complete costings before sign off

Skills on Resume: 

• KPI Delivery (Hard Skills)
• Trend Analysis (Soft Skills)
• Range Optimization (Hard Skills)
• Cost Saving (Hard Skills)
• Trend Sourcing (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Relations (Soft Skills)
• Price Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Cost Accuracy (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Accountability for ensuring data accuracy of the ranges for launch, including pricing, product info, etc.
• Ensuring samples are collated by the Assistant/ Admin in time for shoots
• Working with the influencers/ collabs to discuss/agree presentation of the ranges on site
• Continual review of returns data with QA, Design, and Merchandising teams to determine next steps and actions for current stock and the impacts on future ranges
• Review product performance, including best and worst sellers, and feed into updates for new ranges
• Manage and conduct meetings with influencers/celebrities in a professional manner
• Manage the critical path and ensure hitting the correct dates accordingly, by managing from the design process alongside the Designer to sign off
• Manage own workload and ensure all communication channels are checked, managed and actioned
• Reviewing competitors and keeping up to date with the latest trends

Skills on Resume: 

• Data Accuracy (Hard Skills)
• Sample Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Range Presentation (Soft Skills)
• Returns Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Performance Review (Hard Skills)
• Influencer Management (Soft Skills)
• Critical Path (Hard Skills)
• Trend Monitoring (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Responsible for purchasing and managing the supply chain for assigned product lines and commodities
• Execute formal planning methodologies that balance order fulfillment and inventory turns objectives at both manufacturing plants
• Determine requirements, utilizing MRP data and place POs accordingly
• Track and rectify material shortages in Production
• Maintain the EPR database for POs with accurate vendor promise dates, pricing, invoicing, and PO status
• Responsible for ensuring that Item Master data is up to date and accurate for Vendor Part Numbers, Lead Times, Purchasing Units of Measure, Reorder Points, and other information required for the ERP system to function
• Maintain and reconcile the purchasing, clearing, and prepaid inventory accounts (shared goal with A/P)
• Ordering Office Supplies for the Company

Skills on Resume: 

• Supply Management (Hard Skills)
• MRP Planning (Hard Skills)
• Shortage Tracking (Hard Skills)
• ERP Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Data Accuracy (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
• Vendor Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Office Ordering (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Assessing and reviewing suppliers and ensuring appropriate agreements are in place
• Responsibility for ordering of all stock and consumables, ensuring satisfactory stock levels and planning with suppliers
• Ensuring suppliers are delivering in the correct timeframe, with all cost requirements being adhered to
• Building strong relationships and communicating effectively with suppliers to understand/resolve delivery commitments or problems
• Responsibility for ensuring that the MRP system is updated with stock arrival dates, etc.
• Preparation and circulation of reports 
• Working closely with Production on stock control, accuracy and inventory levels
• Process supplier deliveries and ensure the availability of product to satisfy external customer demand
• Monitor supplier performance
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure that their process and/or capability improvement plans will meet TDG parts supply needs
• Escalate supply issues promptly
• Liaise with Sales and Project Management where supply issues may affect on-time delivery to the customer
• Monitor changes in the supply base and proactively manage any potential impact on future supply

Skills on Resume: 

• Supplier Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Stock Ordering (Hard Skills)
• Delivery Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Relations (Soft Skills)
• MRP Updating (Hard Skills)
• Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Control (Hard Skills)
• Issue Escalation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Responsible for managing a brand or clusters of brands within a set portfolio of product categories
• End-to-end responsibilities of overseeing brand products go from suppliers to customers in a timely and profitable manner
• Maintenance in terms of Orders, Product and Brand Information and Promotions
• Assisting in the preparation/collation of management information
• Handling ad hoc projects independently 
• Assist in conducting market research on products and sales reviews
• Assist in monitoring the sales performance
• Dealing and negotiating with suppliers
• Liaise and build strong relationships with various stakeholders
• Assist in problem-solving and process issues

Skills on Resume: 

• Brand Management (Hard Skills)
• Order Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Data Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Market Research (Hard Skills)
• Sales Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Stakeholder Relations (Soft Skills)
• Problem Solving (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Control and maintenance of order confirmations
• Processing of defect reports
• Invoice verification mainly against price and quantity deviations
• Creation and maintenance of annual framework orders for indirect material and services
• Maintain supplier and parts master records, creation of purchasing information records and order books as well as costing of components
• Selection of suppliers and participation in supplier evaluation and development processes
• Active participation and support of strategic projects for the further development of the purchasing area
• Purchasing of raw materials, plastic membranes, valves, sealing, steel and fasteners

Skills on Resume: 

• Order Confirmation (Hard Skills)
• Defect Processing (Hard Skills)
• Invoice Verification (Hard Skills)
• Framework Orders (Hard Skills)
• Master Data Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Selection (Soft Skills)
• Strategic Support (Soft Skills)
• Raw Material Purchasing (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Collaborating with the wider team to deliver a successful range
• Responding as quickly as possible to market and competitor trends
• Working with the existing supply base to progress the range whilst bringing on new suppliers
• Working on the largest product category in the business
• Managing more junior members of the buying team
• Maintain company standards regarding safety and compliance whilst promoting Huntsman’s corporate principles and company values in all areas of work
• Negotiate service contracts following the procurement policies and guidelines
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders and acquire knowledge of their business needs
• Develop strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure they provide the expected service performance and any other business objectives
• Collaborate on key improvement initiatives with purchasing colleagues, and other functions including HR, EHS, Finance, Legal, etc.
• Responsible for the Data Management related to the Purchasing activities
• Deliver savings as per the agreed levels with management

Skills on Resume: 

• Range Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Trend Response (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Development (Hard Skills)
• Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
• Compliance Standards (Hard Skills)
• Contract Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Stakeholder Relations (Soft Skills)
• Data Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Purchases materials or other goods and or coordinates activities involved with procuring goods, such as raw and enhanced seed, tools, and supplies
• Responsible for releasing, tracking, and posting drop shipments
• Troubleshooting with Customer Care and the Vendors to resolve any issues that may arise
• Monitors inventory levels of assigned product line items and maintains inventory levels to less than 2 years on hand
• Determines purchase quantities and develops buy plans and delivery schedules to meet established service levels
• Responsible for maintaining purchasing master data in ERP systems, accurate flags and messages on SKUs
• Maintains vendor records with accurate contact information, terms, costing, conditions of sale, and shipping methods
• Works cross-functionally in teams and contributes to Product Status Teams when working with stock outages or delays

Skills on Resume: 

• Materials Purchasing (Hard Skills)
• Drop-Shipment Tracking (Hard Skills)
• Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
• Inventory Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Buy Planning (Hard Skills)
• ERP Data (Hard Skills)
• Vendor Records (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Work (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Works with Product Managers on securing pricing and availability on New Products
• Responsible for cost control, i.e., negotiation for best pricing and terms with suppliers
• Provides Commercial Sale Staff with price and availability on products not in the current assortment
• Develops and maintains relationships with international and domestic suppliers to ensure the acquisition of products at the most economical cost, continuity of supply, and consistently superior customer service
• Effectively participates in cross-functional teams to ensure a positive impact on overall business operations
• Works effectively in a team environment (product management, quality assurance, sales, marketing, and operations) to support the overall company goals and to ensure the highest customer satisfaction
• Assists in the development and implementation of the procurement process improvements-proactively gathers end-user feedback to identify improvement opportunities within the general procurement process
• Provide administrative support and backup support for the Buyers in all procurement activities

Skills on Resume: 

• Pricing Support (Hard Skills)
• Cost Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Relations (Soft Skills)
• Cross-Functional Work (Soft Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
• Administrative Support (Hard Skills)
• Availability Management (Hard Skills)
• Customer Service (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Work with the Purchasing Manager and Buyers to continue developing knowledge about the assigned commodity
• Beginning or working understanding of the manufacturing process, from beginning to end
• Working knowledge of the assigned subject matter
• Assist in developing formal written strategies for sourcing and purchasing
• Support person in sourcing decisions
• Optimize price, delivery and payment terms in line with purchasing strategy
• Identify local vendors that meet production standards to reduce lead times for necessary components
• Collaborate with legal advisors to ensure efficient risk management in supply agreements
• Monitor and report on supplier performance and use that information as leverage during the negotiating process
• Assist in coordinating with all appropriate departments to ensure compliance and limit liability in line with the overall strategy
• Work with warehouse and production on 7S and other continuous improvement concepts
• Navigate and become an expert in the ERP system and develop an MRP program
• Develop, maintain, and publish documentation required by the applicable purchasing procedures
• Work with Buyer, Senior Buyer and Purchasing Manager to continuously review purchase strategies and adjust based on future needs of the company
• Facilitate cross-functional internal and external meetings

Skills on Resume: 

• Commodity Knowledge (Hard Skills)
• Process Understanding (Hard Skills)
• Sourcing Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Price Optimization (Hard Skills)
• Vendor Identification (Hard Skills)
• Risk Management (Soft Skills)
• Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Meetings (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Analyze and understand requirements for complex electro-mechanical and Electro-Optics sub-assemblies
• Develop competitive sources of supply based on vendors' qualifications 
• Perform to specific contract requirements and maintain on-time delivery in accordance with best practices, ISO standards, company policies, and procedures
• Negotiate prices, delivery schedules, terms and conditions
• Ensure compliance with all contract provisions and risks including financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification and all other potential risk areas
• Develop and maintain robust, ethical supplier relationships to ensure qualified vendors comply with procurement standards, schedules, and other requirements
• Resolve procurement issues, including supplier progress and/ or problems
• Participate in supplier quality surveys and supplier performance rating reporting
• Recommend pricing using cost analysis and best price analysis
• Maintain purchase orders in the Syteline ERP system
• Set-up, account allocation, delivery schedule, tracking receipts and returns, tracking to contract BOM, purchase order maintenance and close-out
• Communicate with management, accounting, warehouse and manufacturing operations functions within the organization to ensure procurement and planning requirements are met in a timely fashion according to the master schedule
• Prepare, report, and communicate forecast and inventory measurements to management (forecast accuracy, inventory plan vs. targets) on a weekly and monthly basis based on actual usage and master schedule
• Participate in continual process improvement, focusing on the supply chain
• Evolve and maintain documentation and standard operating procedures for procurement and planning processes and systems

Skills on Resume: 

• Technical Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Development (Hard Skills)
• Contract Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Price Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Relations (Soft Skills)
• Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
• ERP Management (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Utilizing historical usage, sales forecasts, company inventory policies, cash considerations and other pertinent information, develop a material plan to include min/max, receipt schedules and availability
• Secure and maintain accurate lead times within the system
• Track parts availability and provide status on all assigned materials
• Provide timely and accurate placement of purchase orders relative to the material plan, to include the placement of a large quantity supported by the delivery of small quantities
• Initiate the return of early receipts and other non-conforming receipts back to the vendors with appropriate credit
• Monitor assigned inventory balances for usage and disposition of inactive inventory
• Ensure that vendors meet on-time deliveries with quality product/service, and ensure a competitive price for assigned materials
• Maintain objective vendor performance data to include significant cost variations, quality and schedule performance

Skills on Resume: 

• Material Planning (Hard Skills)
• Lead-Time Control (Hard Skills)
• Availability Tracking (Hard Skills)
• PO Placement (Hard Skills)
• Receipt Handling (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Vendor Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Performance Data (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Maintains a vendor base that provides optimal total value in service, quality and price for goods and services while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct
• Analyzes market conditions to determine present and future price direction, availability of goods and services and reports analysis
• Negotiate pricing, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
• Timely ordering of products and components in support of company forecasts
• Promptly handle requisitions to ensure a stable supply and timely availability of materials and services
• Ensure that all purchased materials and services meet established quality levels and pre-determined specifications and requirements
• Ensure compliance with quality guidelines, company purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and the contract award process
• Support achievement of annual cost savings targets
• Monitor supplier performance and establish improvement plans
• Coordinate and issue return, revisions, and cancellation purchase orders
• Coordinate deposits and payments with the finance department in compliance with internal controls
• Work effectively and collaboratively with Quality Assurance, Compliance and Validation teams

Skills on Resume: 

• Vendor Management (Soft Skills)
• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Price Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Demand Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Timely Ordering (Hard Skills)
• Quality Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Performance (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Work (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Establish supplier relationships for STS AS, also with key stakeholders within the organisation
• Ensure on-time supply of all materials for the relevant projects as well as ensuring minimum stock levels of consumables across the business are maintained
• Competitively purchase equipment, components, tooling and other bought-in items, as directed by the Purchasing Manager, Project Director, and Project Leaders, to ensure the build or conversion timescales remain on time and within budget
• Ensuring that the purchased items conform to the relevant aviation standard and design specification required to meet the airworthiness and customer specifications
• Order consumables for the Structures, Avionics, Mechanical, Electrical, Facilities and Commercial departments
• Source and engage with third-party suppliers for bought-in services (such as Cleaning and Catering, etc.)
• Ensure up-to-date feedback regarding prices and supply capabilities is measured to provide ‘Latest Indicated Costs’ (LIC) budget for each project
• Actively manage the supply of materials for projects to agreed project timelines
• Report the status of deliverables to the Purchasing Manager
• Develop supplier relationships to achieve the best value from suppliers, including price, delivery time and quality
• Work with the Purchasing Manager to develop a robust component ordering system
• Update purchase orders and requests for service
• Support the Logistics Manager, ensuring precise information is available regarding goods inward, and ensuring accurate production planning can be achieved
• Recent experience of purchasing technical components/parts specific to projects

Skills on Resume: 

• Supplier Relations (Soft Skills)
• On-Time Supply (Hard Skills)
• Competitive Purchasing (Hard Skills)
• Standards Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Consumable Ordering (Hard Skills)
• Service Sourcing (Hard Skills)
• Cost Tracking (Hard Skills)
• Project Coordination (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Review buying reports and provide recommendations to the Merchandise Manager
• Assisting in the selection of categories
• Prepare business and trend analysis reports
• Work cross-functionally with APAC teams including warehouse, supply chain and marketing
• Responsible for maintaining proper inventory levels and part ordering policies in MRP software systems
• Analyze and interpret MRP reports and take appropriate courses of action
• Correspond with suppliers worldwide about bids, quotations, and other matters relative to purchasing and follow up
• Manage suppliers to the levels of delivery and quality performance required by Xylem
• Assist Xylem's local and Global Procurement teams with data collection, outsourcing and communication

Skills on Resume: 

• Buying Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Category Selection (Hard Skills)
• Trend Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Work (Soft Skills)
• Inventory Control (Hard Skills)
• MRP Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Communication (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Performance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Monthly review of frozen ordering controls and exceptions
• Facilitate review of non-performing inventory, coordinate with MMD
• Identifying, documenting, and implementing process improvements
• Supplier relations and performance    
• Evaluating and selecting suppliers
• Coordinate with Product Managers
• Analyzing stock suppliers and identifying opportunities
• Plan, develop and implement to achieve objectives for improved pricing, terms, and conditions, and value added
• Identifying, documenting, and implementing process improvements
• Performing Supplier Discrepancy Resolution and Monitoring
• Maintaining supplier nonconformance records and resolving shipment discrepancies

Skills on Resume: 

• Ordering Control (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Review (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Relations (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Product Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Opportunity Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Discrepancy Resolution (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Reporting supplier performance to internal customers
• Resolving audit report discrepancies and clearing invoices for payment
• Identifying, documenting, and implementing process improvements
• Expedite / Follow-Up with Suppliers on Open Orders
• Checking order status on open purchase orders and providing feedback to internal customers
• Identifying, documenting, and implementing process improvements
• Managing Internal and External Customer Relations                                               
• Maintain open lines of communication in providing required AMS services
• Developing Product Knowledge/Purchasing Experience
• Continuous product training, business operating systems, computer skills and purchasing training

Skills on Resume: 

• Supplier Performance (Hard Skills)
• Audit Resolution (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
• Order Expediting (Hard Skills)
• Order Status (Hard Skills)
• Customer Relations (Soft Skills)
• Product Knowledge (Hard Skills)
• Purchasing Training (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Create purchase orders in Oracle
• Manage purchase order confirmations from suppliers
• Expedite purchase orders from order placement to the final destination
• Document and communicate all part shortages and parts requiring schedule changes from suppliers
• Communicate current/potential supply performance problems (noncompliant material, material shortage, supplier delays, etc.)
• May work directly with suppliers to ensure quality, delivery, and pricing expectations are met
• Set up new and maintain existing suppliers in Oracle
• Manage and update the Fives Supplier Portal
• Distributes purchase orders to suppliers and maintains internal records and filing
• Analyze Purchasing data and assist Buyers in executing the Purchasing department's strategy
• Contact the vendor by email or phone to verify the shipment of goods on the specified date

Skills on Resume: 

• Purchase Orders (Hard Skills)
• Order Confirmation (Hard Skills)
• Order Expediting (Hard Skills)
• Shortage Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Supply Communication (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Quality (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Setup (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Responsibility for collating and day-to-day management of the Procurement Plan
• Managing a variety of contract management tools and databases to support contract management and compliance
• Maintenance of the IS Infrastructure contracts register and tracking of associated renewal dates and required review dates
• Upload relevant licences/contracts into the Procurement contracts database
• Liaising with colleagues in Procurement, Finance and IS to clarify renewal and budget requirements
• Providing support for the Procurement team in relation to tenders, supplier performance and ad hoc data requests
• Manage low-value contracts and licence renewals to include requesting quotations for review/negotiation
• Liaising with suppliers for all queries relating to quotations, orders, invoices and associated correspondence
• Support finance with forecasting and variance analysis

Skills on Resume: 

• Procurement Planning (Hard Skills)
• Contract Management (Hard Skills)
• Register Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Contract Uploading (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Liaison (Soft Skills)
• Tender Support (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Forecast Analysis (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Communicate directly with vendors and suppliers to establish pricing, specifications, availability, and delivery
• Communicate directly with Samaritan’s Purse staff to determine material/service requirements
• Review purchase requests, ensuring preferred pricing and vendor
• Procure materials and supplies used by the organization via Purchase Orders
• Maintain detailed vendor files containing product catalogs, contact information, quotes, delivery information, and any complaints concerning product and/or service
• Follow up with vendors on missing invoices, track order deliveries 
• Assist the Senior Buyer in the annual bid process to include researching data for specified commodities
• Develops and oversees inventory replenishment plans and supply plans with key vendors in the portfolio, based on the category strategy
• Performs required replenishment orders based on forecasts established with the Demand Planning team
• End-to-end monitoring of orders from the date of purchase to receiving at the DC
• Triggers, issues and adjusts all key orders based on forecasts, economic order quantity (EOQ), seasonal timing, promotional business, with optimal impact on balanced KPIs for Service Level, Inventory Levels, and revenue generation
• Liaises with Account Managers and customers on planned commitments and collaboration on past and forthcoming inventory quantities

Skills on Resume: 

• Vendor Communication (Soft Skills)
• Requirement Review (Hard Skills)
• Material Procurement (Hard Skills)
• Vendor File Management (Hard Skills)
• Delivery Follow-Up (Hard Skills)
• Bid Support (Hard Skills)
• Replenishment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Order Monitoring (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Engage with and manage suppliers through successful purchasing methods and management, collaborating with key stakeholders internally and externally across the supply chain
• Negotiate costs and terms with suppliers
• Assist designers with purchasing and sourcing a range of mid to high-end luxury goods, both off the shelf and bespoke pieces as well as re-selection
• Act as a communication point between designers and the procurement team to ensure an on-trend flow of stock for furniture collections
• Research and find new suppliers and vendors that are in line with pricing and turnarounds
• Attend industry events such as tradeshows and arrange visits with suppliers in the studio
• Manage furniture collections and annual updates
• Liaise with the accounts department to ensure vendors are correctly entered into the internal system
• Bring forward ideas of best practices and improve efficiency across the department
• Work with the marketing department to set up photoshoots for a new product 

Skills on Resume: 

• Supplier Management (Soft Skills)
• Cost Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Product Sourcing (Hard Skills)
• Design Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Research (Hard Skills)
• Industry Networking (Soft Skills)
• Collection Management (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Setting up, measuring and maintaining fabric/garment submissions
• Maintenance and development of the supplier base
• Product and Market developments
• Establish suppliers and negotiate prices and terms of trading for all new products within the designated market sector
• Complete tenders within deadlines for all new corporate business within its own market sector
• Completion of any special projects 
• Close liaison with suppliers to ensure quality, pricing, service and delivery are constantly monitored/improved
• Organise samples and sealing garments in conjunction with Concept Design and Technical
• Produce cost sheets to enable the Planning Department to buy at the correct price, quality and service

Skills on Resume: 

• Fabric Management (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Development (Hard Skills)
• Market Research (Hard Skills)
• Price Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Tender Completion (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Liaison (Soft Skills)
• Sample Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Cost Sheet Production (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Assess shortage reports and determine vendor, quantities and timing of purchases
• Interact with sales, manufacturing and engineering to ensure the correct parts are purchased
• Respond to problems and resolve issues promptly
• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors
• Follow up on purchase confirmations and deliveries
• Negotiate pricing and terms with vendors
• Raising, issuing, and reviewing supplier RFQs for direct procurement needs
• Negotiate prices with suppliers and provide quotes to the sales and project teams
• Raising and issuing indirect and direct purchase orders
• Ensuring the data accuracy of the MRP system is maintained and updated 
• Process supplier invoices for POs
• Gather data from suppliers for customer compliance

Skills on Resume: 

• Shortage Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
• Vendor Relations (Soft Skills)
• Delivery Follow-Up (Hard Skills)
• Price Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• RFQ Management (Hard Skills)
• MRP Accuracy (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Liaison with other departments, particularly the in-country design, commercial and construction teams, finance, non-construction procurement, logistics and executive management
• Maintaining strong relationships with vendors
• Assisting in large and global purchasing
• Working with and assisting the UK Purchasing Manager and the wider purchasing function in-country
• Collate purchase requisitions to order materials, goods and supplies for approval
• Expediting and following up on deliveries, with inspection 
• Working alongside the logistics sub-department
• Updating the team about any delays or problems with suppliers on a day-to-day basis
• Researching new products and suppliers
• Negotiating credit terms with suppliers
• Maintain a weekly order status report, review deliveries against the orders and enter GRNs
• Ensure that any invoices are sent to accounts for payment
• Follow internal policies and procedures

Skills on Resume: 

• Vendor Relations (Soft Skills)
• Global Purchasing (Hard Skills)
• Requisition Processing (Hard Skills)
• Delivery Expediting (Hard Skills)
• Logistics Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Supplier Research (Hard Skills)
• Credit Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Order Tracking (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Assist the Product Managers and Sales associates with product research and pricing support
• Check requisitions for completeness and clarity
• Obtain the necessary missing information 
• Prepare purchase orders or other agreements and check them for accuracy and completeness before issuing
• Review the daily shortage report to ensure parts are purchased on time
• Consolidate and maintain purchasing price lists
• Provide regular inventory updates
• Create/modify purchase orders 
• Obtain and analyze bids in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Follow up or expedite orders to meet schedules
• Keep the Purchasing Manager informed of all activities or problems and submit reports as requested by management
• Work with multiple vendors, evaluate the pros and cons of each to determine the best solution for the company based on price, quality, speed of delivery and other factors

Skills on Resume: 

• Product Research (Hard Skills)
• Requisition Review (Hard Skills)
• PO Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Shortage Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Price List Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Updates (Hard Skills)
• Bid Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Vendor Evaluation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Take on specific projects in sourcing and commercial negotiation to ensure that the company gets the best value for money in the goods and services it buys
• Support the Purchasing Manager by researching specific supply markets to understand their impact on purchasing strategies
• Maintain a record of all contracts and assist in compiling a sourcing plan
• Monitor the cost savings performance of the Purchasing Department
• Maintain good communication with all internal departments and external stakeholders
• Assisting in the sourcing of products to meet customer demands
• Maintaining an efficient and professional purchasing team
• Ensuring all purchase orders are placed promptly with the most cost-effective supplier
• Identify and capitalise on opportunities to increase company profits through more efficient buying

Skills on Resume: 

• Sourcing Projects (Hard Skills)
• Market Research (Hard Skills)
• Contract Records (Hard Skills)
• Cost Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
• Product Sourcing (Hard Skills)
• Team Support (Soft Skills)
• Efficient Buying (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Procurement planning and forecasting
• Transport planning and management (goods inward)
• Supplier management including price negotiations and developing relationships with producers and growers
• Accurate and timely completion of purchase orders
• Perform and interpret ERP systems planning signals and take appropriate actions
• Foster positive and cooperative relationships with suppliers and internal customers
• Execute purchase orders in accordance with proper procedures
• Work collaboratively with Production to ensure that materials are received promptly to support production
• Work collaboratively with Quality to ensure that all purchased material conforms to requirements

Skills on Resume: 

• Procurement Planning (Hard Skills)
• Transport Management (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• PO Accuracy (Hard Skills)
• ERP Planning (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Relations (Soft Skills)
• Order Execution (Hard Skills)
• Production Coordination (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Accountable for contractual and innovative setup to ensure competitive offer and execution margin improvement within a project team
• Assess risks and opportunities on the supply chain and transfer/mitigate them as early as possible through audit, contractual clauses, and supplier action plan
• Contractualize with suppliers, taking into account customer requirements (back-to-back), anticipating potential changes and claims with suppliers
• Manage the purchasing order process with an ethical approach, securing the assets from SE
• Secure the supply deliveries, managing the risk mitigation plans with suppliers and proactively anticipating the necessary reminders
• Participate in the margin improvement by closely monitoring and controlling supplier changes and claims as well as supply chain resources during execution
• Achieve qualification of the supplier and evaluation of performance for service and material purchases
• Contribute as a team member to better serve the customer, taking into consideration the change orders and the expectations from customers, and selecting flexible suppliers

Skills on Resume: 

• Contract Management (Hard Skills)
• Risk Mitigation (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Contracting (Soft Skills)
• PO Management (Hard Skills)
• Delivery Assurance (Hard Skills)
• Margin Control (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Qualification (Hard Skills)
• Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Coordinating returns of defective products
• Tracking contractor insurance policies and maintaining equipment use waivers
• Confer with staff, users and vendors to evaluate product quality and resolve issues with defective merchandise
• Process paperwork for returns to suppliers
• Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes or cancellations
• Maintain and review computerized and/or manual records of items purchased and inventory records
• Create/manage Branch Transfers (BTs) between NP facilities
• Create and manage purchase orders
• Validate and purchase requisitions
• Resolve administrative issues related to PO (1st level of escalation)
• Support Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Quotation
• Support in the resolution of PO-related invoice issues
• Monitor supplier performance and support the preparation of the supplier's negotiations
• Create monthly reports on supplier KPI's and Procurement KPI's

Skills on Resume: 

• Returns Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
• Quality Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Return Processing (Hard Skills)
• Order Inquiry Support (Soft Skills)
• Record Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• PO Management (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Performance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Responsible for the procurement of products and services per requirements
• Ensures quality, cost, and delivery expectations are met for Direct and Indirect Materials
• Research and identify potential new sources of supply for multiple commodities
• Performs administrative functions for Supply Chain and Global Purchasing
• Communication with suppliers, the issuance of purchase orders, expediting and supplier file maintenance
• Prepares RFQs, Technical Requirement Specifications, Design Packages and Drawings for submission to Suppliers
• Serves as backup for the receiving department and distributes purchased items 
• Interfaces with Finance to reconcile accounts payable
• Supports activities for company shipments

Skills on Resume: 

• Procurement Management (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Communication (Soft Skills)
• Source Research (Hard Skills)
• Administrative Support (Hard Skills)
• RFQ Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Receiving Support (Hard Skills)
• Finance Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Shipment Support (Hard Skills)