Description
Job Summary:
This Purchasing Assistant position involves managing purchase orders, evaluating suppliers, monitoring deliveries, controlling inventory, and preparing reports.
Key Highlights:
1. Manages purchase orders and tracks their status.
2. Negotiates with suppliers and coordinates deliveries.
3. Monitors inventory levels and prepares management reports.
Purchasing Assistant:
Main Functions and Responsibilities:
* **Purchase Order Management:** Issue, record, and track purchase orders (POs) in the company's ERP system.
* **Supplier Evaluation and Negotiation:** Identify new supplier options, request quotations, compare budgets, and negotiate basic commercial terms (prices, payment terms).
* **Delivery Monitoring (Expediting):** Coordinate with suppliers to ensure materials arrive at warehouses on agreed-upon dates.
* **Inventory and Stock Control:** Monitor stock levels (packaging supplies, fleet spare parts, stationery) to prevent shortages.
* **Documentary Reconciliation:** Verify that supplier invoices match purchase orders and warehouse receiving documents.
* **Management Reporting:** Populate and maintain key performance indicators (**KPIs**) for the department, such as on-time delivery rate and cost savings achieved.
Education:
* **Education:** Technical or university studies (ongoing or completed) in Administration, Industrial Engineering, International Business, Logistics, or related fields.
Salary: S/.1,600\.00 \- S/.2,000\.00 per month
Work Location: On-site employment