Associate - Procurement

Description:

Do you love food and convenience put together? Then you would definitely love foodpanda!

You wanted something simpler, so we made it. A team of problem solvers, designers, thinkers and tinkers, working around the clock to make online food ordering easy, fast and fun. Foodpanda is the leading, on-demand food delivery company in Pakistan, bringing thousands of your best loved restaurants online into your home or office - fast! We’re all about bringing on the smartest folks as we continue to grow with an “all hands on deck” environment and hire those who can thrive in a start-up culture.

We’re looking for a highly-driven and motivated Associate - Procurement for our team in Pakistan. If you are looking for a place where you can gain hands-on exposure and have a direct impact, then this may be the place for you!

Responsibilities:

• Review, compare, analyze and approve products/services before purchasing.
• Manage supplier relationship, cost analysis, and complete vendor database on various tech tools.
• Manage company-wide purchasing of assets.
• Conduct supply market analysis.
• Monitor, evaluate and improve supplier performance, according to an appropriate service level agreement on a continuous basis.
• Executes sourcing and product cycle plan projects independently.
• Ensure timely deliveries and coordinate with the finance team for vendor payments process.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of negotiation tools/techniques and applies them regularly when given opportunities.
   

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or Business Management preferred.
• You have at least 1+ years of work experience in procurement and purchasing.
• You have very strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, or Google equivalent.
• You are driven and ambitious.
• You are very proactive and can lead independent projects.
• Has the ability to perform root cause analysis and build process flows.
• You are very detail-oriented and pay attention to all the steps in the process.