Total 42 Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Remote - 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.

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• The employee completes complex purchasing transactions only under direct supervision with direct guidance from seasoned purchasing staff, leads, or supervisors.
• Routine purchasing includes routine purchase orders on established contracts or through established vendor resources using regular significant,
• Use guidance, direction and direct use of policy and guidelines; reviews for discrepancies or loopholes in lengthy specifications or statements of work that are very detailed, or otherwise difficult to understand.
• Coordinates under close direction and supervision, with appropriate vendor for device retrieval and reconciliation of acquisition days o ensure daily fund rental fiscal accountability.
• Under close direction and supervision, has the authority to purchase on contract surgical implants up to a dollar of $100,00 for contracted surgical implants.
• Under close direction and supervision, documents the services required per the contractual agreement and monitors, tracks and trends contractor performance.
• Utilizes various web-based applications to identify required sources of supply.
• Provides procurement support throughout the procurement cycle by filing contracts, processing amendments and modifications, and monitoring the status of deliveries. Reviews, assembles, and maintains procurement related files and all of the required documentation.
• Advises approving officials and purchase card holders on purchase card program, procurement procedures and responsibilities while conducting random reviews in accordance with established Logistics and other departmental policy.

• Monitors and examines fund control point accounts and requests additional funding for procurement needs working with direct supervisor, fund control point Service Line Chief and the Fiscal Department.
• Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items. Provides clerical support and coordination to approving officials and administrators.
• Performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility.
• Makes purchases involving specialized requirements and/or commercial requirements that have unstable price or product characteristics, hard-to-locate sources, or similar complicating factors.
• 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.

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.

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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· Company website - www.olympus.com.sg

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.

• You will serve as a Contract Review Specialist reviewing high dollar pre/post-award contractual actions for compliance with existing laws and regulations.
• You will analyze and evaluate pre/post-award actions to determine that contract terms/conditions are developed and constructed to distribute technical, financial, and economic risks.
• You will develop reports concerning the analysis of pre/post-award contractual action deficiencies such as incorrect procurement strategy.
• You will conduct studies and review actions to ensure that pricing objectives are developed/negotiated based on adequate data, proper application of pricing principles, accurate analysis, calculation and sound business judgement.

• 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.

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The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria,Virginia.This position is remote per agency and business unit discretion/policy. This position is eligible for a range of telework options, ranging from full-time remote and telework from anywhere in the fifty United States and Puerto Rico to working on-campus in Alexandria, VA.

Every office within the USPTO contributes to the agency's mission of furthering innovation. In doing so, OGL prides itself on delivering legal advice to clients that is fast, right, and aware. OGL attorneys work closely with clients, and get involved early in projects, in order to ensure that important agency work is accomplished successfully with any legal issues appropriately handled. In order to maintain consistent high-quality service, OGL promotes an environment of continuous improvement, high standards, and collegiality. We look forward to meeting applicants who share these values.


The individual selected for this position will…

• Thrive as part of a diverse and talented office that advises on complex and interesting questions that are frequently on the cutting edge of acquisition law issues.

• Excel at providing legal advice on procurements within the USPTO. Specifically, review and provide guidance on all tasks associated with source selection and contract administration, to include: market research, statements of work, contract specifications, solicitation packages, claims/disputes, and other contract documents for clarity and legal sufficiency.
• Thoughtfully analyze proposed and existing USPTO policies and procedures concerning source selection, supply chain risk, and contract administration.
• Enthusiastically research and analyze applicable laws, regulations, and guidance relating to federal procurement, to include the unique USPTO procurement authorities as outlined in the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (PTOEA) and the Patent and Trademark Office Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG); and provide interpretations of those laws and regulations to the USPTO General Counsel and other USPTO officials and personnel.
• Zealously represent the USPTO in litigation involving USPTO contract awards or disputes. Act as the Attorney of Record for USPTO bid protests filed before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and assist the Department of Justice (DOJ) when protests are filed at the Court of Federal Claims. Represent USPTO in contract appeals filed before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) and assist DOJ when appeals are filed before the United States Court of Federal Claims or the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
• Considerately provide training to the Office of Procurement or other business units as needed on matters such as: source selection, contract administration, conflict of interest, procurement integrity, Small Business Administration acquisition rules/guidance, suspension and debarment, Foreign Ownership and Control, and supply chain risk.

• Impress with top-notch oral and written communication skills, creative problem solving, excellent interpersonal skills, and a commitment to continual improvement.
• Be a flexible teammate, willing to support OGL's other general law functions as needed by providing legal advice and litigation services in other disciplines.