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Your Responsibilities:
This person will be performing hub buyer role particularly for Packaging, Corporate (Real Estate, and supporting Makati Purchases and other buying tasks assigned)
- Manage RFQ queries for all RFQ's issued, weekly.
- Negotiate agreements with suppliers
- Follow up with Vendors as Required.
- Follow up with ADM Purchase Requisition writers as required.
- Follow up with Warehouse personnel as required.
- Support the implementation of Strategic Sourcing contracts.
- Responsible for ensuring 100% compliance with the Global Non-Commodity Procure-to-Pay Policy.
- The Buyer will adhere to KPI's developed to track Source-to-Pay metrics (POs before invoice, PO cycle time, on-time delivery, PO consolidation, and others), and collaborate with location colleagues to drive continuous improvement in these areas.
- Drive enhanced supplier relationship management through regular collaboration with the supply base to ensure action is taken on all issues related to cost, quality delivery and customer service.
- Partner with the Finance team to ensure timely payment of supplier invoices.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for cost reduction.
- Provide guidance in the development of aggressive cost reduction goals, cost containment purchasing programs and timelines for Category Specialists in Strategic Sourcing.
- Process Purchase Requisitions (PR) into Purchase Orders (PO).
- Acts as a liaison with other departments on purchasing matters, including the scheduling of orders, selection of products, and similar or related issues.
- Address any and all invoices assigned to the Buyer.
- Ensure accurate item or standard service number usage on all POs.
Your Profile:
- Minimum of 2 years experience.
- Bachelor's Degree is required.
- Preferred experience in Food/ Agri-business industry.
- Self-driven team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills (collaboration across regions and functions, co-operation with external partners and suppliers)
- Understanding of Source-to-Pay process, purchasing intelligence, able to set up priorities and manage aggressive assignments
- Fluent in English
- General knowledge of software applications (Excel, Word, Power Point)
- Change Management
- Customer solutions focused
- Negotiations skills
- Skilled in cost/benefit analysis and alternative decision making
- Technology adept (Coupa, Bravo, E-auction)
- Strategy development
- Project/Task management
- Continuous Improvement.
- Communications (oral/written)
- Ability to influence and lead outcome
- Relationship management
- Team oriented
