Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree from any major
• 3-5 years of experience as a Purchasing Manager in the manufacturing industry (preferably in the fresh food & frozen food industry)
• Negotiation skills
• Communicative, detail-oriented, and possess interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of FSSC 22000, HALAL, GMP, HACCP
• Able to work individually or in a team
• Strong ability to work under pressure, handle dynamic and rapidly changing situations

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the effective implementation of purchasing systems and procedures and the availability of adequate control systems in procuring goods and services needed by the company
• Act as the central procurement for all goods and services needed by the company.
• Manage departmental budgets in procurement efforts.
• Conduct cost reviews to achieve cost savings
• Monitor price movements and trends, especially raw materials and production packaging in the market
• Anticipate supply shortages, especially raw materials for production and packaging, and seek alternative supply procurement.
• Select new raw materials or substitutions
• Select vendors/suppliers based on food safety policies
• Ensure the availability of more than 1 vendor/supplier, minimum 2, especially for raw materials and packaging.
• Ensure vendors/suppliers deliver goods in accordance with agreed quantities, qualities, and times.
• Schedule and conduct vendor/supplier audits periodically based on food safety policies
• Negotiate prices with vendors/suppliers
• Conduct regular evaluations of vendor/supplier performance based on agreed Service Level Agreements.
• Coordinate the sample approval process for new vendors/suppliers/items.
• Act as a liaison between suppliers, manufacturers, and relevant internal departments
• Check and approve POs
• Maintain good relationships with all vendors/suppliers
• Attend relevant exhibitions or meetings related to duties and responsibilities
• Evaluate offers from vendors/suppliers and provide recommendations
• Perform special tasks assigned by superiors and provide reports (reports may include project reports, bi-weekly or monthly reports)
• Develop the capabilities and knowledge of the internal department team