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Limassol
CareerFinders, on behalf of our client, an established company with diverse, global business interests including Shipping, we are seeking to recruit an experienced and suitably qualified Purchasing Manager to join their expanding team of professionals based in Limassol. Key Duties/Responsibilities:
- Develop, lead, and execute purchasing strategies within the Shipping sector.
- Generate and distribute accurate purchase orders and budgets.
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
- Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms.
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation.
- Monitor and forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power.
- Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand.
- Perform cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking.
- Assess, manage, and mitigate risks.
- Establish standard operating procedures for purchasing; monitor the effectiveness of procedures; revise and improve purchasing processes.
- Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers.
- Determine quantity and timing of deliveries.
- Exercise discretion and judgment.
- Draft, review contracts, and modify terms and conditions; express ideas clearly and concisely both orally and in written form.
Key Skills/Experience:
- Educated to degree level in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration.
- 5+ years’ experience in the procurement of materials/equipment/supplies and the development and review of contracts within the Shipping sector is essential.
- Proven working experience as purchasing manager.
- Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management.
- Interest in market dynamics along with a keen business sense.
- Skilled at negotiation and networking.
- Working experience of vendor management software.
- Ability to gather and analyze data and to work with figures.
- Solid judgement and sound decision making skills.
- Fluency in English (Written & Spoken) is essential.
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