Purchasing Assistant Supervisor (Assistant Buyer)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluate and facilitate approval on all merchandising tasks and coordinate with buyers to ensure accuracy and validity.
• Monitor and evaluate all claims and ensure compliance to all company regulations.
• Design all purchasing contracts and associate procedures and policies.
• Design specifications for all assortment and recommend appropriate substitutes.
• Review all purchase specifications and issue appropriate quotations to all suppliers.
• Organize and participate in various meetings and prepare required reports to identify appropriate purchasing requirements.
• Performing inventory inspections and reordering stocks as necessary.
• Updating and maintaining records of all purchasing-related tasks or requirements.
• Establishing professional relationships with clients as well as suppliers.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all purchasing inquiries.
• Assisting the buyers generating reports such as Journal & Open PO Reports.
• Spearhead the supplier documentation including permit/license related requirements.
• Support in publishing suppliers' other income such as rebates in volume orders, adjustment, and promotional initiatives.
• Supplier creation & updating supplier masterlist.
• Resolve any discrepancies with suppliers in a timely manner.
• Directly reporting to the Purchasing Supervisor/Officer.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree. Any 4 (four)-year business-related courses. Retail course is an advantage but not required.
• At least 1 to 3 years of experience in Retail Merchandising, handling modern trade or store chain is a must.
• Strong background in administrative and clerical assignments with expertise on Microsoft Office (e.g. MS Word, Excel, Access, Power Point) and Open Office
• Great organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Amenable to work onsite from Mondays to Fridays from 9 AM to 6 PM.