Are you a pro at finding the best deals and building strong relationships? Do you enjoy the thrill of securing great value while ensuring everything runs smoothly? We're looking for a Senior Purchase Officer to join our team and lead the charge in getting us everything we need to succeed – from the everyday essentials to those crucial big-ticket items.
This isn't just about buying things; it's about being a strategic partner. You'll be the go-to person for all things procurement, making sure we get top-notch goods and services at the right price and exactly when we need them. Plus, you'll be a mentor to our newer team members, helping them grow and learn the ropes. If you're ready to make a real impact and help shape our procurement future, this role is for you!
You'll oversee the entire purchasing journey, especially for our most important or high-value items, from the moment someone asks for something until it's safely delivered.
You'll handle all the paperwork, making sure purchase orders are spot-on and fit within our budget.
You'll keep a close eye on orders, chasing them up to make sure they arrive on time and sorting out any hiccups along the way.
Keeping detailed and accurate records of all our purchases and pricing will be key.
You'll be the detective who finds, checks out, and picks new suppliers based on how good their products are, their prices, how reliable they are, and how quickly they can deliver.
Building and maintaining strong, lasting relationships with our main suppliers will be a big part of your day.
You'll regularly check in with suppliers to see how they're performing and help them improve if needed.
You'll lead the talks with suppliers to get us the best possible prices, terms, and conditions.
You'll research the market to discover new products, services, and potential suppliers that could benefit us.
You'll come up with clever ways to source items strategically, helping us save money and work more efficiently.
You'll analyze what we're spending to find opportunities to combine purchases or standardize what we buy, making things simpler and more cost-effective.
You'll bring in the best ways of doing things in purchasing to make our supply chain as effective as possible.
You'll make sure all our buying activities follow company rules, procedures, and ethical standards.
You'll stay up-to-date on industry rules and make sure our purchasing practices are always legally sound.
You'll identify and tackle potential problems in our supply chain, like if a supplier can't deliver or if there are quality issues.
You'll guide, support, and mentor our junior purchase officers and other procurement staff.
You'll help train new team members on our purchasing processes and systems.
You'll work hand-in-hand with other departments (like Finance, Production, and Sales) to understand what they need and ensure our purchasing support is seamless.
You'll prepare and share regular reports on our purchasing activities, how much money we've saved, and how our suppliers are performing.
You'll dig into procurement data to spot trends, find new opportunities, and figure out where we can get better.
You'll play a part in developing and putting into action our overall purchasing strategies and goals.