Buyer

Job Summary: Responsible for the timely execution of purchase orders in line with material requisitions for UCT Global sites in USA, Europe and Asia. Ensure that purchase orders are confirmed and align with requested prices and delivery dates. Escalate pricing, delivery or specification changes to Global Procurement specialists or Commodity managers. Work closely with Finance, Procurement and global Site logistics departments to rectify any invoice queries. Ensure suppliers' delivery performance exceeds 97% on time delivery.
Work with Global Procurement Team on supplier management, contract negotiations and new supplier selection. Provides delivery updates to global locations with regards to open purchase orders. Works in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Create and submit Purchase orders to global suppliers within 1 working day.Ensures suppliers acknowledgements are processed within 3 working days of purchase order submittalVerifies pricing and delivery time is in accordance with the requisitionsEnsures invoice mismatches are corrected within 3 working daysOther duties as required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Working knowledge of SAP and MS Office SuiteUnderstanding of purchasing principlesHigh level of customer serviceAdvanced English requiredCandidates with chemical purchasing highly preferred