Raw Materials Buyer

Key responsibilities:

• Manage material ordering process to meet short-term and long-term production plans
• Processing requisitions and placing orders to suppliers recommended by the HQ’s based on comparison of cost, quality, delivery and payments terms
• Arranging deliveries of goods to the manufacturing site: coordinating and controlling the schedule of materials arrival, cooperation with recommended transport companies
• Ensure inventory levels are maintained at appropriate safety stock levels to meet production requirements
• Support the business with minimizing excess, obsolete and expired materials
• Cooperation with suppliers in terms of lead time, quotes, purchase order updates & queries, delivery timelines, documentation mismatch, returns, payment issues etc
• Support quality and production functions with vendor complaints and supplier change notifications
• Drawing up local agreements in frames of global cooperation with the selected suppliers
• Proactively review forecasted inventory projections to identify risk

Key requirements:

• 2+ years planning/procurement experience
• MRP experience in a complex manufacturing environment  
• Good knowledge of MS Office (advanced Excel skills are obligatory)
• Confident verbal and written communication skills in English
• Flexible and pro-active attitude with a desire for excellence
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced distribution environment
• Excellent attention to details
• Be ready to consider 1-year contract with further potentail prolongation