Responsibilities for Purchasing Manager
- Manage the purchasing process including the buying, selling and distributions aspects of the company.
- Review new project proposals for the company.
- Communicate with the marketing and Design team to effect working strategies.
Analyze existing purchasing processes for performance
- Implement improvements to existing purchasing processes and delivery systems.
- Handle contract negotiations with vendors and suppliers
- Identify ideal suppliers based on quality, cost and reliability.
- Qualifications for Purchasing Manager
- Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
- Prior experience working in the purchasing department in the Turnkey Interior / Construction industry required.
- Strong understanding of the market conditions and trends
- Working knowledge of negotiation techniques in the industry
- Exceptional interpersonal and social skills to build a good rapport.
- Positive and professional demeanor.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Great team player
- Flexible to travel and work long hours as necessary.
- Develops a purchasing strategy.
- Reviews and processes purchase orders.
- Manages other members of the purchasing team.
- Maintains records of goods ordered and received.
- Negotiates prices and contracts with suppliers.
- Builds and maintains relationships with vendors.
- Selects prospective vendors and negotiates contracts.
- Evaluates vendors based on quality, timeliness, and price.
- Schedules deliveries and ensures timely fulfilment of orders.
- Researches and evaluates vendors to compare pricing and services.
- Coordinates with fellow managers to monitor inventory and determine supply needs.
- Ensures quality of procured items and addresses problems when they arise.
- Keeps up with trends in procurement.
- Travels to vendor locations.
- Stays current with purchasing technology trends and oversees purchase and implementation, as necessary.