KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

To ensure strategic sourcing and procurement of raw and packaging materials for production use, in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Ensures prompt procurement of high quality raw and packaging materials for production use, in line with company’s procurement policies.

· Participates in the Sales and Operations Planning Process (S&OP) through relevant procurement reporting and summary of key supply constraints.

· Responsible for creating purchase orders for all direct materials (raw materials and packaging materials).

· Ensures purchase orders are executed promptly as required to foster effective delivery of purchased materials for uninterrupted operations.

· Conducts market research to gather information on current prices and price movements for critical inputs, and advise on pricing and buying strategies.

· Maintains optimum inventory stock levels by reducing material and cost wastages due to overstocking and expiration of materials.

· Assists the Procurement Manager in the bi-annual suppliers’ performance evaluation process.

· Prepares the monthly departmental risk report and share with concerned stakeholders.

· Establishes mutually beneficial, ethical and healthy relationships with key suppliers to achieve quality standards and improvements on a continuous basis.

· Prepares monthly report on procurement activities.

· Any other responsibility as assigned by the Procurement Manager

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

· Frequency of material stock-outs

· Purchase price variance

· Inventory holding

· Procurement cost reduction and avoidance

· Openness, transparency and efficiency of the procurement process