Optimas - Supply Chain Buyer

About the job

Description

Position overview:

Optimas is looking for an enthusiastic and driven Supply Chain Buyer, to provide best-in-class service to our customers in a multi-location global distribution environment. Outstanding collaboration with other members of sales, supply chain and operations teams are critical to achieving objectives.

Principal Activities:

- Evaluating and actioning compliant system buy messages.

- Updating parameters if needed, liaising with vendors for PO acknowledgements in line with requirements.

- Evaluating and responding to supplier feedback as needed to ensure excellent quality PO's with on time deliveries.

- Maintain strong supplier relationships.

- Adhere and perform to the Supply Chain Buyers key performance indicator.

- Adhere to and embrace the THREAD values of Optimas

Key responsibilities:

- Continuous communication with suppliers via phone and email: initial order planning and acknowledgement, tracking, inbound freight management

- Responsible for Purchasing: order requirement, scheduling, and placement

- Communicate effectively with the Supply Chain team and other internal departments.

- Communicate with suppliers as required to build and maintain a strong relationship to aid in resolving service, delivery, and other issues.

- Meet or exceed Supply Chain Buyers Key Performance Indicators

- Collaborate with Supply Chain Planners and Demand Planning to continuously improve forecast and order portfolios to the supplier

- Other tasks and duties as assigned

Key Competencies:

The ideal candidate must have the following competencies:

- Strategic Vision.

- Building organizational capacity.

- Results driven.

- Embrace change.

- Collaboration and Influence.

- Entrepreneurial spirit.

- Customer value and Market focus.

Skills and Qualifications:

- Excellent Communication skills verbal and written

- Excited about helping our suppliers

- Friendly, patient, and empathetic

- Continuous improvement

- Attention to detail

- Positive attitude

- Problem solving

- Excellent organizational skills

- Computer Literate MS Office to include Word and Excel

- Excellent time management

- Excellent Team working