Purchasing Specialist, Materials Manager

hace 4 días


San José, San José, Costa Rica Contec Americas Inc. A tiempo completo
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Purchasing Specialist to join our team at Contec Americas Inc. This role will be responsible for negotiating and purchasing direct/indirect materials and services while evaluating suppliers' performance and determining the most desirable partners.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Negotiate favorable pricing conditions, including component or service price, delivery, and payment terms.
  • Review and process purchasing requests for goods or services to ensure compliance with established procedures and user requirements.
  • Prepare requests for quotation, supporting spreadsheets, comparisons, recommendations, and justifications, as well as obtain telephone quotes when necessary.
  • Interact with suppliers and internal customers regarding order status, maintain records in accordance with established policies and guidelines.
  • Validate, reconcile, and process receiving reports, invoices, and other payment documents.
  • Lead, guide, and train staff members on related work, support production purchasing requirements for daily production plans.
Key Performance Metrics:
  • On-Time Delivery to Promise Date (OSD)
  • On-Time Delivery to customer request date
  • Suppliers Quality
Requirements:

To be successful in this role, you should have 2-5 years of experience in procurement or a related field, preferably with electronic components and industrial computer system components. A Bachelor's degree is desired, and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and ERP Systems is essential.

You should possess excellent organizational skills, communication proficiency, customer/client focus, time management, and negotiation skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations in English is required. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals in English is also necessary.

Working Environment:

This role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.


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