Procurement Specialist

Job Description

As a key member of the Skretting team, the Procurement Manager will be responsible for analyzing vendor proposals, negotiating contracts, and providing recommendations to management. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of sourcing requirements and be able to ensure that purchase orders accurately reflect these needs.

• Develop and implement inventory strategies to support production requirements.
• Purchase items that require assessment of quality and/or compatibility.
• Observe and identify purchasing possibilities.
• Review weekly output from internal customers, such as Material Requirements Planning for requisitions.
• Maintain accurate master planning data in business systems.
• Participate in designing plans, systems, and tracking mechanisms to implement material requirements efficiently.
• Administer ongoing supplier management programs.
• Make medium-term forecasts of cost price development.
• Attune purchase orders with manufacturing.
• Advise Product Management and Supply Management in case of stagnation.
• Successfully troubleshoot supply bottlenecks and inventory delays.
• Gain insight into supplier markets and new market developments.
• Compare quotations, cost price analyses, negotiate, close deals, and select suppliers.
• Decide inventory strategy to ensure timely and adequate inventory flow.
• Recommend cost-saving proposals, including make-versus-buy analysis, alternative sourcing, and vendor evaluation criteria.
• Obtain information from catalogues and personal contacts.
• Participate in coordinating activities with supply management colleagues.
• Translate market developments and understand their impact on product flow, pricing, and availability.