Procurement & Logistics Manager
Proscape LLC
Total years of experience :3 years, 11 Months
Forecast levels of demand for services and products.
Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
Evaluate bids and make recommendations, based on commercial and technical factors.
Keep a constant check on stock levels and conduct research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality.
Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers.
Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers negotiate and agree contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided.
Process payments and invoices, keep contract files and use them as reference for the future.
Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities.
Give presentations about market analysis and possible growth, develop a purchasing strategy, and produce reports and statistics.
Ensure suppliers are aware of business objectives, attend meetings and trade conferences, train and supervise the work of other members of staff.
Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and term of sales.
Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
Control purchasing department budgets.
Interview and hire staff, and oversee staff training.
Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.
Resolve vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers
Represent companies in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.
Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
Direct and coordinate actives of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs.
Administer on-line purchasing systems.
Arrange for disposal of surplus materials.
Controlling the purchase and supply of all procured items & services.
Negotiating price and terms of products with suppliers.
Managing, developing & improving the purchasing team.
Benchmarking performance of the Supply Chain.
Establishing terms, pricing, quality requirements, delivery, and contracts.
Adhering to all company policies with particular regard to accounting procedures.
Administering the online purchasing systems.
Reviewing all contracts/agreements to achieve ‘best price/best quality’ purchasing.
Verifying & processing requisitions, purchase orders & invoices for purchases.
Giving sourcing input to colleagues to plan & develop pool of suppliers and subcontractors.
Making recommendations & advising senior management on all purchasing issues.
Maintaining records of supplier contracts, agreements, goods ordered & received.
Managing vendor relationships and building effective supply chain partnerships.
Other spends categories include: HR, professional services, catering, uniforms, facilities.
• Overall In charge of local and international purchase.
• Co-Ordination with supplier and freight forwarders to ensure uninterrupted supply of materials.
• Setting up weekly monthly quarterly report related to purchase.
• Pre-qualification of materials as per standard and technical requirements.
• Procurement of raw materials from local and international markets as per specification.
• Development of alternative sources local and internationally to improve the quality and cost saving.
• Co-ordination with production, operation and QAQC to ensure the smooth flow of day to day works.
• Purchasing plant machines with improved technology to increase production.
• Planning and budgeting of purchase functions, involving cost estimation, contract negotiations.
• Inviting and allotting tenders.
• Liaison with the production department to maintain optimum inventory regarding imported materials
• Periodic review to avoid situation like over-stocking or out-of-stock which cause production and financial lose.
• Liaison with accounts and finance for timely payments of bills.
• Develop reports on procurement and usage of materials for top management.
• Effective management of vendor database.
• ABC classification of vendors on the basis of criteria like cost, quality, timely delivery, after sales services etc.
• Pre-qualification of vendors based on ISO standards.
• Conduction training for vendors to educate them about company’s requirement and help them to improve their performance.
• Evaluating vendor quotes & negotiating in price, delivery schedule and payment terms.
• Timely clearance of payments & handling vendor inquiries.
• Running program’s to evaluate vendors based on the feedback from internal stake holders.
• Developing reports on various programs run for vendors development for managements
Bachelor of commerce with cost accounting.