The main duties and responsibilities are as follows:

•Review actioning of Purchase Requisitions/Service activities in line with requirements detailed on the Production Schedules
•Preparing invitations to tender for suppliers in accordance with ASL, supplying tender documents, specifications, drawings etc to acilitate formal quotation by the Supplier
•Receiving and evaluating formal Supplier quotations to establish the preferred supplier
•Negotiating purchase conditions prior to contract award
•Negotiating purchase conditions/price/delivery terms etc with preferred supplier prior to order placement
•Compilation/approval (as per authorisation matrix) issue of Purchase Order including attachment of drawings/specifications etc
•Liaison with Suppliers including obtaining status reports etc and feeding back progress information to the Master Scheduler/Manufacturing Planning/Engineer
•Administration of intercompany Purchase Orders
•Reconciliation/approval of Supplier invoices against the Purchase Order tracking system
•Field expedite when necessary
•Attend project/manufacturing progress meetings