Direct Procurement Supervisor

About the role

This role involves exploring and contacting suppliers to obtain quotations with the best price, quality and support, and ensuring all purchases from PR to PO are approved according to Level of Authority (LOA).

Key responsibilities

• Explore and contact suppliers to get quotations with the best price, quality and support
• Ensure that every purchase from PR to PO has been approved according to LOA (Level Of Authority)
• Team up with suppliers regarding purchases, deliveries, claims returns, support development RMPM
• Coordinate with PPIC regarding warehouse space
• Collaborate with the warehouse division for recording incoming goods
• Coordinate with finance for routine RMPM payments
• Control raw material price updates and support supply development initiatives to improve COGS / cost saving
• Monitor PO making and purchase report made by staff
• Handle complaints from related departments or vendors
• Coordinate with R&D for developing new RMPM

About you

• Proven experience with a minimum of 3 years in direct procurement roles, preferably in a retail, F&B, or manufacturing environment
• Understand strategic sourcing, contract management, TCO
• Understand and able to use SAP
• Have good negotiation skills and cost analysis capabilities
• Agile and adaptable towards change
• Have good public speaking skills
• Have high integrity
• Understand vendor management