Understanding purchasing strategies and plans and participating in achieving objectives and goals.
Implementing purchasing policies and procedures.
Interacting with purchase requestors from different departments to obtain details of purchase requests, including item description, quantity, delivery date, and location, while providing catalogs and advice as necessary.
Preparing the "Invitation to Tender" to include all relevant information required by bidders.
Receiving tender queries and directing them to the concerned stakeholders while addressing basic queries as needed.
Consulting with suppliers to obtain information about products/services such as price, availability, delivery schedules, and discrepancies in quantity or quality.
Searching the local market for potential suppliers.
Reviewing purchase requests and preparing and issuing purchase orders.
Following up on the delivery of goods/services according to the terms of purchase orders.
Responsible for updating the supplier database.
Responsible for preparing monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports for the purchasing department.
Determining purchasing methods such as cash payments or direct purchases.
Estimating value based on market price knowledge.
Maintaining purchase records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventory.
Working cooperatively with purchase requestors and the warehouse to determine availability, price, shipping, and receiving.
Expediting the delivery of goods to users.
Resolving purchasing issues related to incorrect orders, invoices, and shipments.
Negotiating with suppliers for contractual agreements on fixed prices, delivery terms, and standard qual