Tasks & Responsibilities
  • 01
    Negotiating and entering into a contract for the purchase of equipment, raw materials, products and supplies as well as the purchase of merchandise for resale;
  • 02
    Obtaining information about requirements and stock, and determining the quantity and quality to be purchased, costs, delivery dates and other contract conditions;
  • 03
    Negotiating with suppliers and review quotations;
  • 04
    Purchasing of goods for resale by retail or wholesale establishments;
  • 05
    Reviewing of market reports, trade magazines and sales promotion materials and visit trade events, showrooms, factories and product design functions;
  • 06
    Selecting items or products that meet the needs of the establishment;
  • 07
    Interviewing suppliers and negotiate prices, discounts, credit terms and transportation arrangements;
  • 08
    Monitoring the distribution of goods store and maintain adequate stock levels;
  • 09
    Determining delivery schedules, monitorimg progress and contacting clients and suppliers to resolve problems
  • 10
    Performing related tasks; and
  • 11
    Supervising, scheduling and monitoring the tasks of other workers.

What are the skills required?

Skills, knowledege and abilities that are essential to carry out a task with determined results. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills.

Hard Skill
Purchasing
Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to acquire goods or services to accomplish the goals of its enterprise.
Soft Skill
English
Able to speak English
Hard Skill
Mandarin
Able to speak Mandarin
Soft Skill
Communication
The ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and staff is essential, no matter what industry you work in.
Soft Skill
Planning
Planning (also called forethought) is the process of thinking about and organizing the activities required to achieve a desired goal.
Soft Skill
Bahasa Malaysia
Able to speak Bahasa Malaysia
Hard Skill
Costing
Cost accounting is a type of accounting process that aims to capture a company's costs of production by assessing the input costs of each step of production as well asfixed costssuch asdepreciationof capital equipment.
Hard Skill
Invoicing
An invoice, bill or tab is a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer, relating to a sale transaction and indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller had provided the buyer.
Soft Skill
Market Research
Market research (also in some contexts known as Industrial Research) is any organized effort to gather information about target markets or customers.
Soft Skill
Price Negotiation
Experience managing the give and take process between two or more parties seeking to reach an agreement on the price of a product, asset or business.
Hard Skill
Cost Analysis
Definition of cost analysis 1 : the act of breaking down a cost summary into its constituents and studying and reporting on each factor 2 : the comparison of costs (as of standard with actual or for a given period with another) for the purpose of disclosing and reporting on conditions subject to improvement
Hard Skill
Distribution Management
Overseeing the movement of goods from supplier or manufacturer to point of sale. Distribution management is an overarching term that refers to numerous activities and processes such as packaging, inventory, warehousing, supply chain and logistics.
Hard Skill
Computerized Inventory Management
An inventory control system or a computerized inventory system is a process for managing and locating objects or materials.
Hard Skill
Invoice Reconciliation
Invoice Reconciliation is the process of matching the information on bank statements to the invoices you have going out and coming in.
Soft Skill
Marketing And Advertising
The process of selecting the best media to reach marketing and advertising strategy objectives in order to promote a client's product or service. This process encompasses
Hard Skill
Purchase Order Preparation
A purchase order (PO) is a commercial document and first official offer issued by a buyer to a seller, indicating types, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services. It is used to control the purchasing of products and services from external suppliers.
Hard Skill
Purchase Order Reconciliation
Working experience of Purchase Order ReconciliationPurchase Order Reconciliation is an on-going process of validating encumbrance balances on the department ledgers.
Hard Skill
Supply Chain Costs
A supply chain is a system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer.
Field of Study Required
Field of study consists of a broad area of academic and skills qualifications that come under a similar branch of subject knowledge. In addition, courses offered under each field of study require similar academic entry requirements.
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