1. Supplier Research, Evaluation & Negotiation Conduct research to continuously identify and evaluate prospective suppliers, ensuring an up-to-date and competitive supplier base. Provide data insights on materials and suppliers to support senior management in designing sourcing strategies. Negotiate favorable terms, including pricing, payment conditions, volume discounts, and long-term contracts to optimize cost and supply reliability. Evaluate suppliers against key business criteria—quality, cost, capacity, and delivery—to ensure optimal material procurement. Issue supplier comparison sheets, including payment terms, availability, warranty, and other selection criteria, to support decision-making. 2. Procurement Execution & Coordination Receive purchase requests, issue purchase orders, and negotiate purchasing terms such as pricing, delivery schedules, and payment conditions. Coordinate with suppliers to clarify pricing revisions, order modifications, and invoice discrepancies to prevent delays. Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, logistics, and warehouse teams to ensure accurate scheduling and timely receipt of purchased goods. Follow up with warehouse teams to monitor shipment status and delivery timelines. Process purchasing documentation (POs, PRs, warehouse logs) and deliver them to the finance department for review and processing. 3. Quality Assurance & Issue Resolution Liaise with internal stakeholders to verify and assess the quality of purchased items against specifications. Address challenges arising from material purchases, such as unexpected production requirements, price changes, delivery delays, or shortages. Conduct investigations with relevant departments to resolve unanticipated issues impacting production schedules. 4. Data Management & Reporting Maintain tracking sheets for POs and PRs, including detailed records of requested items and quantities for future consumption analysis. Prepare periodic reports such as pending PO/PR status updates or other assigned procurement insights. Develop summary datasets for purchase documentation to support purchasing trend analysis and decision-making.