Job Purpose
Reporting directly to the Purchasing Manager, the Purchasing Officer under the Purchasing team shall handle the day-to-day purchasing activities for trade items, focusing on the coordination of orders with suppliers and the monitoring of deliveries and payments.
Main Duties
PO Issuance to Suppliers
- Ensure timely and accurate conversion of Purchase Requests to Purchase Orders.
- Sending of Purchase Orders to suppliers and ensuring confirmation of orders
- Communicate any changes or adjustments in orders at least two days before to the affected suppliers.
- Ensure any concerns about supply are communicated to end-users on time
- Responsible for reallocating orders to the alternative supplier / s if the main supplier is unable to deliver
Delivery Monitoring
Daily checking of plotted deliveries and ensuring all scheduled orders arrive on timeCoordination with suppliers on re-deliveries of delayed or missed deliveriesPayments Monitoring
Regular coordination with the Finance Team (Accounts Payable) on unpaid invoices to avoid disruptions in deliveriesAssist in requesting of Statement of Account from all suppliers for the clean-up of pending payables.Coordinate issues on invoices / delivery reports to suppliers for timely payment processingDatabase Maintenance
Updates purchasing masterlists, including the list of vendors, ingredients, prices, and payment termsFiles supplier accreditation requests for all new suppliersOther duties and tasks as may be assigned.
Qualifications :
At least 1 - 2 years of end-to end Purchasing / Procurement experience, preferably in the F&B industry, with direct exposure to handling food categories.