• Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies

• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships

• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms

• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services

• Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries

• Examine and test existing contracts

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

• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company

• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients

• Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies

• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements

• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs

Skills

• Proven working experience as a procurement officer.

• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as dexterity in “reading” the market

• Talent in negotiations and networking

• Good knowledge of supplier or third-party management software

• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers

• Experience in collecting and analyzing data

• Strong leadership capabilities