- Propose improvements to the current purchasing system that will improve vendor relationships and lower the cost of doing business
- Collaborate with inventory control and sales to develop metrics for gauging inventory level needs and then maintaining those levels throughout the year
- Take the lead in creating profitable ways to manage obsolete and slow-moving stock to help offset losses
- Manage the company's day-to-day purchasing activities and ensure that all purchasing agents are meeting their personal performance standards
- Assist in developing more effective invoicing and collecting and dispatching processes
Procurement Manager qualifications and skills
- Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or a related field
- 4+ years purchasing management experience
- Robust knowledge of supply chain management required
- Proven history of developing effective inventory management policies required