The position involves establishing and maintaining professional relationships with partners, suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers. The role requires reviewing and planning materials forecasting and usage, ensuring supplier understanding of purchase order (PO) requirements for long-term product availability. Responsibilities include preparing and submitting the required documentation to establish credit terms with vendors and contractors, monitoring and tracking the quality of service provided and supplier performance, and driving improvements in timely delivery, quality conformance, and compliance. The individual will compose POs, verify availability, coordinate delivery dates, monitor shipments and back orders, expedite deliveries, and communicate status and estimated times of arrival (ETAs) to the team and partners to support target production dates. Additionally, the role involves maintaining and updating procurement data in the ERP system, ensuring sufficient stock quantities are maintained to support demands, assessing the life of inventory, and preparing reports for upper management regularly. The position also requires maintaining cross-functional communication to ensure awareness of material additions, changes in specifications, and supplier changes, identifying cost-reduction opportunities, suggesting improved ways of working, and resolving vendor returns, cost recovery, and replacements. The above description identifies only the primary duties pertaining to this position. Additional tasks are performed, as required, and do not significantly alter this description.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
Industry
Chemical Manufacturing
Education Level
Bachelor's degree