Buyer (Manila, Ph) at Focal Search… · Manila

Responsibilities:

• Works with category leads to supply necessary goods that are sought for the board.
• Handles the purchase cycle with care to guarantee the intended outcome, including requisition processing.
• Coordinating daily with boats to guarantee timely information and promptly handle questions and/or grievances
• Maintain high levels of productivity and service quality. Actively distribute best practices throughout the groups.
• Works with the ship, the agents, and the local ship chandlers to ensure that orders are delivered smoothly.
• Addresses supply-related concerns brought up directly by the vessel
• Gives the captain and superintendent input on the local ship chandler in order to keep costs under control.
• Prepare invoices for payment.
• Handles daily purchasing-related tasks to guarantee the prompt and safe delivery of requisitions placed by the vessel, taking into account the item's criticality.
• Responds to requests made by boats in Oracle Supply Chain, the company's procurement module
• Talks with category leads about delivery and pricing
• Fulfils the objective of operating vessels in a timely, safe, and cost-effective manner in compliance with corporate policies and procedures.
• Examine and evaluate requests in accordance with stakeholder requirements.
• Respect the applicable frame agreements and the vessel's pre-selected costs.
• After approved (to be confirmed), issue the purchase order (PO) with all the necessary information (such as the agent's details and ETB).
• Make that the supplier sends an order confirmation.
• Check-in regarding the delivery two days prior to ETB

Qualifications:

• Graduate of any school with a minimum of one to three years of relevant work experience in procurement, ideally in the ship management sector
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience in procurement, ideally in the ship management industry, and an IVE or diploma from any faculty
• IT savvy to operate with sophisticated procurement systems
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities, as well as the capacity for all forms of communication
• High level of stress, ability to manage multiple activities in constrained time periods in an organised way, and attention to detail
• Stout and with a strong personality
• New graduates will also be taken into account.
• English proficiency is a need.