PROCUREMENT & LOGISTICS OPS OFFICER
Nstyle International
Total years of experience :14 years, 3 Months
Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies.
Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships.
Build and develop relationships with key suppliers and customers.
Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.
Create, Examine and monitor contractual agreements between organization and supplier of material.
Formulates and coordinates procurement proposals.
Negotiates with suppliers to draw up procurement contracts: Negotiates, administers, extends, terminates, and renegotiates contracts.
Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services.
Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries
Maintains receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating operational policies and procedures.
Safeguards warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.
Controls inventory levels by conducting physical counts; reconciling with data storage system.
Completes warehouse operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
Responsible for making shipment arrangements for inbound and outbound.
Negotiate prices with logistic companies/shipping companies and freight forwarders to ensure availing the best market rate.
Handling shipment clearances.
Tracking and monitoring shipments to ensure on time delivery.
Develop reports on cargo movements and various operational logistics issues.
Develop reports on material and personnel movements and various operational logistics problems.
• Implement procurement strategy and policies and forecast procurement needs.
• Continually develop expertise to support growth for new projects.
• Build and develop relationships with key suppliers and customers.
• Review quotations and order goods and services as per negotiated and approved.
• Prepare purchase requisitions, approve and issues purchase orders in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
• Managing the procurement team and make sure the deadlines are met.
• Maintain procurement files Track Purchasing activity and measurements
• Overall responsibility to develop and implement logistics strategies and processes in support of global business unit including production planning, customer service, distribution, inventory and order management functions with the objective to manage, execute and develop the logistics group and processes in a cost-effective, customer - focused manner.
• Manage vendor relationships and assist in building effective partnerships.
• Assist department in developing and implementing purchasing strategies for goods. Responsible for planning, developing and buying goods, parts, supplies and equipments in a timely and cost effective way; timely manner while maintaining appropriate quality standards and specifications.
• Dealing with suppliers & Brokers.
• Develop and review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of new goods. Help to lower the cost and secure agreements.
• Playing an integral role in new business pitches and hold responsibility for the effective on-boarding of new clients
• Focusing on growing and developing existing clients, together with generating new business
• Write business plans for all current and opportunity tender business
• Develop & establish procurement policies & procedures, effectively coordinated and interacted with the suppliers on requisite materials.
• Prepared Bid Summary for price comparison of different suppliers’ quotations and placed purchase orders to the suitable supplier (who caters to the specified requirements).
• Efficient at coordination, interpersonal, negotiation, liaising and mentoring skills.
• Proficient at negotiating the prices and payment terms and arranging the credit facilities (if necessary) with the suppliers.
• Expertise in monitoring the delivery period with various suppliers and ensured timely payments to the suppliers.
• Invoice Booking in CHEOPS.
• Responsible for purchase orders by liaising with internal staff as well as the suppliers/vendors.
• Ensure all purchases are approved within budget.
• Responsible for purchase control and monitor inventory and receipt of goods.
• Assist in sourcing, negotiating and selecting the best supplier(s) to obtain the most competitive price while ensuring highest level of quality, reliability and services.
• To handle both local and regional purchases and coordinate between them.
• Conduct negotiation with suppliers in regard to prices, quality, volume, lead time, contract and payment term, framework agreement and etc. Optimize purchasing sources by continuously vetting selected suppliers
• . Proactively participate in strategic developments - especially in sourcing initiatives and policy changes
• Carry out the full spectrum of the buying function such as sourcing for new suppliers, negotiating prices, releasing purchase orders, expediting order confirmation and delivering and liaising with vendors when goods received do not meet standards.
• Prepare purchase orders, verify specifications of purchase orders by referring to catalogues / negotiates with vendor.
• Upon receipt of Purchase Requisition, verify supplier and price to ensure the purchase is at the most competitive price.
• Look up alternative sources that are on the Vendors List.
• Performing extensive research and learning all about the clients' products, marketing goals and needs.
• Responsible for developing new client relationships and maintaining existing ones.
MBA - Operation Specialization 2013 Universal Business School, Cardiff Metropolitan University. Graduate In Commerce 2011