Write Purchase Orders: Purchasers purchase items from vendors and suppliers, filling out all necessary purchase orders.
Distribute Supplies to the different outlets
Must Update Expense sheet regularly
Monthly price comparison to ensure the company gets the best deals.
Shop: Purchasers shop for the best available deals on needed items by looking up prices from multiple vendors and suppliers to find the highest-quality items for the lowest price.
Process Orders: Purchasers process purchase orders, updating digital files as needed to record purchases made, when money has been received, and all other relevant information.
Monitor Inventory: Purchasers monitor and maintain inventory levels, ordering new items as needed to keep the inventory fully stocked and supplied.
Ensure Delivery: Purchasers ensure that purchased orders are delivered by coordinating with warehouse and transport staff.
Negotiate: Purchasers negotiate new contracts with existing and new vendors and suppliers.
Manage Relationships: Purchasers locate new vendors and establish working relationships with them. They also maintain existing vendor and supplier relationships.
Purchasers collaborate with other members of the supply chain, ensuring that purchases arrive in a timely fashion precisely as ordered to keep inventories well stocked.
Related experience as a procurement personnelis a MUST
Qualifications
Minimum of HND in Business or any relevant field
Skill Requirements:
Leadership – to work closely with warehouse staff and other staff members within the company, ensuring they are managing purchases properly on their end of the supply chain
Communication – purchasers work in a collaborative environment that requires coordination with other departments and negotiation with vendors
Computer skills – to keep digital files updated and manage purchase orders
Multi-tasking – to manage multiple duties and responsibilities at once
Organization – to maintain purchase order paperwork and digital files, monitor inventory systems, and ensure deliveries
Detail-oriented – to find the best rates for purchased items and maintain