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Purchasing Manager

Location:Vancouver, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Job Type:Permanent
Posted:27th Aug 2010
Closing Date:24th Sep 2010
Posted By:Corinex Communications
Details:
Purchasing Manager

We are looking for a highly motivated, technically savvy and results oriented colleague to join our Company as a PURCHASING MANAGER. You must be an excellent problem solver that takes the initiative to get problems solved regardless of the challenge. If you are a motivated, results oriented team player; we want to hear from you!

Job Purpose:
We have offices in Vancouver, Shenzhen and Europe; this is a full time position in our Vancouver office. The Purchasing Manager will be working with two purchasing managers in China. The successful candidate will manage existing relationships with Company contract manufacturers and suppliers of components and evaluate business feasibility of starting new ones.

The Manager will be responsible for execution of:

1. Purchasing policy and planning
2. Departmental staff recruitment, development, training and management
3. Managing purchasing information and contracts
4. Effective proactive liaison with other departments as necessary to forecast, plan to meet, and to supply demand to relevant quality
5. Effective proactive liaison with sales departments to provide information in timely fashion
6. Negotiating and administration of purchasing contracts
7. Make or buy policy analysis and decisions
8. Make evaluation and decision/recommendation of suppliers
9. Execute Cost saving budgeting and meet cost target
10. Administration and reporting as necessary
11. Payment terms negotiation, optimization and management
12. Plan, develop and implement purchasing policies and procedures
13. Oversee the evaluation of the cost and quality of goods or services
14. Review and process claims against suppliers
15. Oversee the preparation of reports and advise senior management
16. Oversee the analysis of data and information

Skills:

· Individual must have strong negotiation skills, energy and focus documented by string track record.
· The individual must have experience in purchasing and manufacturing of telecommunication/electrical components, understand analysis of BOM.
· Able to work in a fast-paced environment, work pressure and with tight deadlines.
· Attention to detail
· Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing
· Candidate must be fluent in English and Mandarin
· Able to work well with others
· Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking
· Job task planning and organizing
· Significant use of memory
· Finding information
· Computer use
· Continuous learning



Ability to travel and meet suppliers - in US, China and Taiwan required.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Applications received via email, Subject line must include title: Purchasing Manager
 
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