Purchasing and Inventory Assistant

Key Responsibilities

A. Purchasing / Procurement

• Process purchase requests from various departments and create purchase orders following company approval workflows.
• Conduct market and vendor research to identify suppliers and evaluate offers based on cost, quality, and reliability.
• Negotiate prices, delivery terms, and contract agreements to ensure favorable conditions.
• Monitor order status and liaise with vendors to confirm delivery dates or resolve issues.
• Maintain purchasing records, contracts, invoices, and supplier information in internal systems.

B. Inventory Management & Control

• Monitor stock levels and reorder points; prepare purchase orders when inventory falls below thresholds.
• Conduct regular physical or cycle inventory counts and reconcile records with inventory systems.
• Identify and report slow-moving, near-expiry, or non-moving stock and coordinate disposition or move-out...