Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage the entire lifecycle of purchase orders from creation to termination or cancellation.
- Handle spot buys and Request for Quotation (RFQ) processes to secure products and services at competitive prices.
- Develop and maintain procurement catalogues, ensuring their integration and alignment with business needs.
- Govern catalogue performance, monitoring effectiveness and ensuring compliance with set standards.
- Track savings and manage procurement spend below $50k, ensuring cost efficiencies.
- Collaborate with finance and procurement teams to capture and analyse procurement data, aligning with financial reporting requirements.
Customer
- Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, negotiating terms and managing PO to ensure favourable conditions.
- Support internal stakeholders, ensuring their needs are met promptly and efficiently.
- Internal Process
- Develop and maintain processes for catalogue development, governance, and performance monitoring.
- Ensure the integration of catalogues with other business systems to enhance procurement operations.
- Track and report key metrics to reduce expenses and improve procurement effectiveness.
- Support risk management strategies and processes to mitigate potential procurement risks.
- Learning & Growth
- Capture templates and standards into a repository to build the team's own knowledge management database
- Ensures adherence to policies and procedures
- Responsible for the continuing professional development of self
- Act as a key resource and liaison to other functional areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships as needed