· Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies.
· Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships.
· Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services.
· Build and maintain long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
· 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.
· Preparing monthly/quarterly and annual procurement reports.
· Managing & supervising procurement team.
· Creating procurement process, policies & procedures.