Key Accountability:

• Manage the supplier database while proactively seeking and developing new suppliers that strategically fit within the company’s annual Operating Plan.
• Manage the process of daily requisitions, expedite deliveries, resolve quality issues & adjust supply chain as required.
• Conduct physical inventories quarterly or as required.
• Work closely with Product Design to ensure timely, cost-effective solutions to support the company's new products and improvements.
• Research Match Audit issues as they pertain to commodities
• Set standard costs and lead times for all raw material commodities
• Maintain all related part number data on SAP, or other related systems
• Manage direct reports: Buyers/ Purchasing Assistants
• Responsible for commodity purchases to support all the company’s business requirements.
• Manage multiple programs to ensure uninterrupted supply to the shop floor.
• Interact with internal and external suppliers and focus on their performance
• Resolve invoicing exceptions with suppliers and internal Accounts Payable Department.
• Develop, implement and manage cost savings ideas.
• Effectively communicate with user departments such as Marketing, Scheduling, Manufacturing, Contract Engineering, Product Design Group as well as Senior Management.
• Responsible for reporting and performance to the best-standardized metrics for Sunbulah Group.
• Survey the marketplace to identify the best source to fit Company requirements.
• Standardization and continuity of quality and supply are paramount for the successful operation of the manufacturing process.
• Allocate resources as required to solicit quotations from qualified suppliers for new and existing materials.
• Support Purchasing’s goal to build strategic supplier partnerships that will guarantee continuous supply in any market condition and develop process improvements
• Approximately 10% travel to other company sites and supplier visitations
• Coordinate supplier certification, supplier ratings, and sourcing initiatives with the Manager of Purchasing and other Sunbulah Group’s Purchasing staff.

Qualification & Experience:

• Minimum 1-3 years in purchasing with good knowledge and experience.
• University degree in a business-related field, a higher academic qualification is a plus.