Assist in obtaining and studying comparative prices and quotations for direct and indirect material.
Researching and identifying prospective suppliers.
Initiate contact with vendors to check on availability, invoices, purchase orders, and contracts.
Detect, research, and resolve purchasing issues and problems with incorrect orders, invoices, and shipments.
Create purchase orders and monitor all purchase requisitions to determine correctness of information.
Administer contracts and handle adjustments with suppliers, including replacement of material not conforming to specifications, cancellation of orders, and ensuring receipt of proper credit.
Prepare and maintain vendor database and bidder lists in addition to correspondence, forms, manuals, reports, purchase orders, and payment authorizations
Close follow up with Suppliers in order to get raw material on time to avoid production stoppage.
Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required, including auditable accounting records.
Adhere to all Standard Operating Procedures, carrying out duties following Good Manufacturing Practices and 5S practices, and being responsible for hygiene and housekeeping in a specified work area.
