Procurement Manager at Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as a point of contact between the company and suppliers
• Identify potential suppliers based on project requirements
• Negotiate contracts, terms, and deadlines with vendors and suppliers
• Monitor and control and further update relevant departments regarding price fluctuations of goods and vendor pricing
• Manage an efficient flow of goods to ensure optimum production
• Work closely with the legal department to ensure contract terms are favorable to the company
• Attend CFT meetings with the legal team, engineering team, vendors, and suppliers
• Developing procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.
• Sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors.
• Negotiating with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.
• Reviewing existing contracts with suppliers and ongoing to ensure on-going feasibility.
• Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Approving purchase orders and organizing and confirming delivery of goods and services.
• Performing risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.
• Controlling the procurement budget and promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
• Overseeing and managing the IT systems that track shipments, inventory, and the supply of goods
• Preparing procurement reports. 

Requirement and Skills 

• A Degree (Preferably Engr. or packaging background)
• Minimum of Ten(10) Years’ experience in Procurement of RM/PM & NON BOM material,
• Expert in inventory management, Working knowledge of MS Office, relational databases and ERP systems (Navision) 
• Attention to detail is MUST
• A person of high integrity
• Must be good a team-player
• Must be flexible