Job Overview
The Purchasing Manager will be responsible to handle a very crucial role to the company’s operations by ensuring that all signed orders from customers are posted into the system and all orders are placed to the appropriate suppliers to meet the customer orders. Also, responsible for the warehouse and logistics operations.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensuring that the sales and purchasing cycle approval process is followed in accordance with the policies and procedures of the company.
- Ensuring that all relevant orders are placed correctly and timely to the suppliers.
- Ensuring that all signed sales orders are posted into the system, ready for invoicing.
- Ensuring that all purchase orders are posted correctly into the system.
- Ensuring that all new items of stock cards are opened correctly into the system so that the management information produced by the system is correct.
- Monitoring and reporting on any variances between budgeted and actual costs.
- Assisting on the reporting to management regarding the status and profitability of long-term projects.
- Monitoring all orders to suppliers to arrive on time, based on expected delivery dates to customers. Also, promptly identifying and reporting internally of potential delays and ensuring that delays are minimised.
- Participating in internal meetings for planning and monitoring of delivery and installation of products and services to the customer.
- Assisting in stock takes and inventory investigation exercises, including reporting to management of items of inventory that are slow moving and obsolete.
- Ensuring that prices obtained for all local and foreign purchasing are the most competitive, taking into account all factors.
- Assisting in the development of processes and procedures for the reporting to external parties, such as Green Dot, WEEE and Intrastat.
- Overseeing the warehouse operations for both inbound and outbound deliveries.
- Managing the procurement for internal use assets.
Skills & Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and/ or Business Studies.
- At least 3 years’ experience in a similar position in an Accounts/Purchasing Department.
- Very good knowledge of the English language is essential.
- Very good knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint and generally to be proficient with technology.
- Working experience with Navision will be considered an advantage.
Remuneration
An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate according to qualifications and experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Logicom is committed to provide equal employment opportunities for all regardless of their race, colour, sex/gender, religion, age, marital status, cultural background, disability, nationality and political opinion. Employees are hired solely based on a specific vacancy’s requirements, taking into consideration the qualifications, previous experience and potential of each individual candidate.
We reserve the right to remove the announcement from circulation at any point in time when a satisfactory number of applications has been received.
Only applicants whose previous experience and qualifications closely match the requirements of the position will be contacted.
