Purchasing Manager

As a Purchasing Manager you will be responsible for sourcing equipment, goods and services and managing vendors.

The successful candidate will be able to perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers.

Responsibilities

Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking

Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power

Assess, manage and mitigate risks

Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness

Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies

Requirements

Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management

Proven working experience as purchasing manager, agent or officer

Ability to gather and analyse data and to work with figures

Working experience of vendor management software

Interest in market dynamics along with business sense