Total 44 Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Fort Drum, New York

Job Overview:

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Purchasing Executive to join our procurement team at our oil palm company based overseas (Papua New Guinea). The Purchasing Executive will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing goods and services essential to our operations while ensuring cost efficiency and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• • Develop and implement purchasing strategies to optimize procurement processes and reduce costs.
  • Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers based on quality, price, service, and delivery capabilities.
  • Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers to secure favourable terms and conditions.
  • Monitor and analyse market trends, pricing, and product availability to make informed purchasing decisions.
  • Collaborate with internal departments, including production and finance, to forecast demand and manage inventory levels.
  • Maintain accurate records of purchases, pricing, and supplier performance.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • Handle supplier relationship management, addressing issues and ensuring timely resolution.
  • Prepare regular reports on purchasing activities, cost savings, and supplier performance.

Requirements:

• • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in purchasing or procurement, preferably in the agricultural or palm oil industry.
  • Strong negotiation skills and ability to build relationships with suppliers.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency in procurement software and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
  • Knowledge of sustainable sourcing practices is a plus.
  • Overseas working experience and exposure to plantation industry are added advantages
  • Willing to work overseas.

1. Balanced and stable working environment
2. Career growth opportunity

WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT MANAGER

We are currently seeking a qualified and experienced individual to join our team as a Warehouse Assistant Manager for our oil palm company based overseas (Papua New Guinea). This role plays a crucial part in ensuring the efficient and effective management of our procurement and warehouse operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily operations of the warehouse, including receiving, storage, and distribution of materials and products.
• Implement and maintain efficient inventory management systems to optimize stock levels and reduce carrying costs.
• Coordinate with various departments to ensure timely and accurate order fulfilment.
• Implement and enforce safety and security protocols within the warehouse.
• To manage the requisition order by estate and oil mill
• To manage the purchase order for local supply
• To ensure the accountability for stock items receive & stock issue
• To plan & manage the safety stock
• To maintain the inventory system by ensuring all the inventory had the proper coordination
• To ensure all the inventory flow can be tracked properly
• To be responsible for the development of staff by providing training
• To ensure that safety and health requirements are met in the warehouse
• Responsible for the security of the stock and the warehouse
• Responsible for the maintenance of housekeeping in the warehouse
• All other assignments assigned by the superior from time to time.
• Familiar with machinery spare parts, building material to be added advantage
• Continuously assess and improve purchasing and warehouse processes for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Implement best practices in procurement and inventory management to enhance overall operational effectiveness

Requirements

• Possess a minimum SPM &Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years experiences in logistics and warehousing
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to communicate in English, both written and spoken. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are important in a multiracial working environment.
• Overseas working experience and exposure to plantation industry are added advantages.
• Willing to work overseas.

1. Balanced and stable working environment
2. Career growth opportunity

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

These positions involve a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed below represent the full performance level of GS-6. At the GS-5 level, the employee performs assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-6. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds.

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Responsible for complex purchasing that requires irregular research, analysis, collaboration, and many other steps to ensure both best value and the most appropriate devices are purchased for the Veterans.
• Responsible for routine purchasing that includes routine purchase orders on established contracts or through established vendor resources using regular significant research, analysis, or collaboration.
• Performs technical level purchasing support adhering to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Veteran Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR), Veteran Health Administration (VHA), and Prosthetics directives and handbooks, Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) policy and station memorandums to acquire patient specific medical equipment, supplies and services based on a medical provider's clinical assessment and evaluation of the Veteran's medical condition.
• Submits Acquisition Plans and Procurement Packages for stock and veteran specific needs to the Network Contracting Office and uploads quotes, bids, invoices, consults, and other important documents to Electronic Contract Management System (eCMS).
• Utilizes Unique Entity Identifier number (UEI) information and ensures each vendor is in the System for Award Management (SAM) and in good standing to do business with the government.
• Verifies accountability of all prosthetics expenditures in both the purchase menu and the prosthetics program and associate all obligations to the individual veteran.
• Quickly deduce from written prescriptions or oral requests what items or services are needed and/or conduct follow up information requests to the initiator to clarify the medical need or device specifications.
• Independently monitors, receives, tracks, interprets, and analyzes Prosthetic Consults, and prescriptions (VAF 10-2431) for items, services and home medical equipment from physicians, therapists, medical center personnel, patients, or their representatives.
• Ensure consults are competed and appropriately closed within guidelines and follows-up on all pending consults to ensure services are rendered as quickly as possible or as indicated on the prescription/consult.
• Ensure pending requests are posted to the suspense log and enters data to verify the workload statistics used to determine facility funding for Prosthetic activities.
• Independently responsible for successfully completing the mandatory purchase card training, allowing the incumbent to be a government purchase card holder and obligate funds on behalf of the government.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Direct all acquisition activities for a program.
• Utilize contracting and procurement knowledge to meet mission needs.
• Develop solutions to broad management/ business problems in which previously established techniques are inadequate.
• Make recommendations concerning procurement in accordance with organizational goals.
• Communicate (written and oral) with entities, such as representatives of other functional areas, managers, and representatives of other/higher command, industry and academia concerning acquisition management.

• Direct all acquisition activities for a program.
• Utilize contracting and procurement knowledge to meet mission needs.
• Develop solutions to broad management/ business problems in which previously established techniques are inadequate.
• Make recommendations concerning procurement in accordance with organizational goals.
• Communicate (written and oral) with entities, such as representatives of other functional areas, managers, and representatives of other/higher command, industry and academia concerning acquisition management.

• Assisting customers by answering questions such as item price or location, and handling bulky/heavy items.
• Operating an electronic checkout system to record unit price, total customer purchase, and make change.
• Performing a variety of duties in handling, preparing and maintaining stock levels of grocery and produce items.
• Reviewing stock levels and gathering inventory data in order to maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system.
• Preparing and maintaining a variety of documents to order commissary items, reconcile invoices and submit requisitions.
• Maintaining security, safety, and sanitation practices and procedures.

What are the Major Duties of this Position? Functions as a Warehouse Worker in the Food Service Department at the a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) federal correctional facility.

Responsible for supervising inmate workers who receive, store, and issue a wide variety of supplies, material, equipment and commodities required in the operation of the Food Service Department.

Responsible for clerical, Funds Control, Time and Attendance and budgeting duties as assigned by the Food Service Administrator and is expected to apply a working knowledge of policies and procedures as related to this office and the food service aspect of the institution.

Responsible for delivery follow-up on outstanding purchase orders placed with commercial vendors.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staffs correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Assisting customers by answering questions such as item price or location, and handling bulky/heavy items.

• Operating an electronic checkout system to record unit price, total customer purchase, and make change.
• Performing a variety of duties in handling, preparing and maintaining stock levels of grocery and produce items.
• Reviewing stock levels and gathering inventory data in order to maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system.
• Preparing and maintaining a variety of documents to order commissary items, reconcile invoices and submit requisitions.
• Maintaining security, safety, and sanitation practices and procedures.

About the Role:

· Perform warehousing and operations related administrative duties, including transactional processing in system, and reporting.

Roles and responsibilities:

Operations

· Responsible for inbound receiving and put-away, outbound order pick and pack, and value-add operations.

· Value-add

o Perform physical packaging of equipment from returned consignment and put-away after completion.

o Labelling of new training models and other equipment for easy identification.

o Perform physical replacement of dirtied/damaged packaging materials, such as carton boxes and zip-lock bags.

· Perform system processing, such as transaction posting, uploading of documents, and generate delivery/collection document.

· Liaise with transporter for delivery/collection arrangements.

· Liaise with Operations Support on orders matter.

Stock Count

· Participate in periodic cycle count and, when necessary, full stock-take – performing physical count or stock reconciliation as assigned by Team Lead.

Performance

· Meeting set KPI targets.

· Strict Compliance with OSP QMS and maintain zero non-conformance.

Other Tasks & Responsibilities

· Maintain proper housekeeping in the warehouse.

· Responsible for proper maintenance and serviceability of operations equipment.

· Support in team/department level projects when necessary.

· Any other duties as assigned by the Team Lead or Manager.

About Olympus:

Our purpose at Olympus is to make peoples’ lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. We do this through innovation. As a technology pioneer, we design and deliver solutions across our Medical division that make a positive contribution to society.

Our products are used to capture the medical and diagnostic images of our world, from the microscopic to the endoscopic. They are instrumental in furthering research, and for travelling inside the human body to help diagnose, treat and prevent illness.

Our commitment to customers and our social responsibility is the cornerstone of everything we do.

Why work at Olympus?

At Olympus, we are dedicated to fostering a high-performing culture, a collaborative environment, and enabling everyone to shine. Our common values of Patient Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Empathy, form the foundation of our culture and guide our behaviour, where our people feel like they are making a difference every single day.

Not only will you benefit from a meaningful, rewarding and challenging career, you will have access to a range of benefits:

· A competitive salary package including AWS and Variable Bonus

· 18 days of annual leave in your first year

· Health and Wellbeing initiatives (Annual Medical Checkups, Flu Vaccinations, Dental benefits, and Employee Assistance Programs)

What we are looking for:

· Minimum GCE ‘N‘/‘O‘ Level, preferably with formal training in warehousing or logistics management.

· Good knowledge of warehouse processes.

· Hands-on, meticulous and a keen learner.

· Take initiatives at work.

· Good interpersonal skill.

· Good team player.

· Able to work indepently with minimal supervision.

· Good verbal and written communication.

· Ability to operate material handling equipment including pallet jack and electric order picker.

· Ability to lift heavy loads of up to 25kg.

· Knowledge of GDPMDS standards will be an advantage.

· Working knowledge in Sales Force system will be an advantage.

· Working knowledge in MS applications including Excel, and Outlook.

· Minimum 2 year working experience in warehousing.

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This position utilizes knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases and knowledge of commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales, prices, discounts, units of measurement, deliveries, stocks, and shipments. The Purchasing Agent maintains responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems that support the full range of programs and activities. Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Purchasing Support - Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases; tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecasts and identify potential fraud, waste and abuse based on procurement history and purchase trends; and,
• Procurement Support - Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists, other service line contacts, and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents, processing receiving reports, and payments.; conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements; and,
• Administrative Support - Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes; performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility; and,
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Provides a full range of procurement analyst services.
• Performs all aspects of contracting oversight, review, and assistance to provide responsive and timely support to customers.
• Aggressively counsels and makes recommendations to maximize small business procurement opportunities.
• Develops guidance materials to explain regulatory and policy changes
• Provides analyst services, oversight, and support for procurements involving highly specialized, enterprise, and/or complex contracts.
• Performs reviews and analysis of procurements involving complex contracts.
• Researches and drafts responses to Congressional inquiries and provides information.
• Provides information and assistance to business concerns relative to participation in the acquisition program.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and reviews procurement programs and issues.
• Prepares and/or consolidates special and recurring reports.
• Performs staff visits to contracting offices and analyzes acquisition statistics.
• Participates in conferences and special events pertinent to Army Small Business Programs.

• Front end operations including patron identification, customer inquiries, check out and cash control.
• Non-perishable stock control including transporting items and stocking shelves.
• Meat display and case stocking.
• Produce inspection, display and rotation.
• Account maintenance, supply and computer operations.
• Contractor performance.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

• Front end operations including patron identification, customer inquiries, check out and cash control.
• Non-perishable stock control including transporting items and stocking shelves.
• Meat display and case stocking.
• Produce inspection, display and rotation.
• Account maintenance, supply and computer operations.
• Contractor performance.

• Maintaining adequate stock of resale items.
• Identifying any obvious spoilage, damage, and out-of-date merchandise.
• Receiving supplies, equipment and resale items.
• Operating a computer system that calculates and marks prices, and determines weights of merchandise.
• Transporting items to shelving and display areas.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated

• Assisting customers by answering questions such as item price or location, and handling bulky/heavy items.
• Operating an electronic checkout system to record unit price, total customer purchase, and make change.
• Performing a variety of duties in handling, preparing and maintaining stock levels of grocery and produce items.
• Reviewing stock levels and gathering inventory data in order to maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system.
• Preparing and maintaining a variety of documents to order commissary items, reconcile invoices and submit requisitions.
• Maintaining security, safety, and sanitation practices and procedures.

• Duties and Qualifications
• How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable)
• How You Will be Evaluated