
Logistics Senior Buyer
- Manila City, Metro Manila
- ₱45,000-50,000 per month
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Deals with category leads for supply of requested items of required on board.
- Carefully takes care of the purchase flow to ensure the desired result which includes processing requisitions
- Daily coordination with vessels to ensure prompt information & immediately address queries and/or complaints
- Continuously improve service quality and productivity levels. Proactively share best practices across the teams
- Coordinates with vessel, agents and local ship chandlers for the smooth delivery of orders
- Resolves issues regarding supply as raised directly by the vessel
- Provides feedback to Captain and Superintendent regarding local ship chandler for budget control
- Process invoices for payment
- Check & analyze requisitions based on the requirement of stakeholders
- Comply with available frame agreements prices pre-selected by the vessel
- Issue the Purchase Order (PO) with all the required details (i.e. ETB, agent details) once approved (To be confirmed)
- Ensure that supplier issues Order confirmation
- Follow up on the delivery two days before of ETB
- Buyer performs day to day purchasing related activities to ensure safe and timely delivery of requisitions ordered by the vessel with due consideration to the criticality of the item
- Responds to the requisitions raised by vessels in company’s purchase module which is Oracle Supply Chain
- Communicates with Category leads regarding prices and deliveries
- Achieves the goal of cost efficient, safe, & timely operations of vessels in accordance with company policy & procedures
- A Bachelor's Degree is required
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in procurement is required. Bonus if this experience is from the shipping industry .
- Must be IT literate to be able to work with advanced procurement systems
- Good interpersonal & stakeholder management skills with ability to communicate at all levels
- High stress level, being comfortable handling numerous tasks within limited timeframes in a structured manner with eye for the detail
- Strong-minded with a robust personality
- Must possess good
- Analysis and Problem Solving skills
- Listening and Communicating skills
- Collaboration, Inclusion and Teamwork skills
- Planning and Organizing skills
- Initiative skills
- Accountability skills
- Must be fluent in English , both verbal and written