Purchasing Senior Administrator

Job Description
Playmobil Malta is looking to recruit a Purchasing Senior Administrator to join their team on a full-time basis. Reporting into the Executive in the Procurement Department.

Amongst others, the main tasks include that the selected candidate:

• Works on the sourcing loop, including negotiation and recommendation where applicable, of products and materials and then oversees the timeliness/quality of the purchasing process as may be needed;
• Co-ordinates, and where applicable, owns the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) system;
• Ensures Just In Time (JIT) where applicable;
• Ensures correct data in applicable systems and Purchase Orders (POs);
• Follows and carries out all relevant ISO procedures and contributes  to their improvement where relevant;
• Co-ordinates supplier repairs with the Engineering Services Department within the set deadlines as may be needed;
• Challenges and oversees that any stocks carried by the Company for which s/he is responsible are truly necessary;
• Co-ordinates deliveries with the relevant suppliers (including those within the Group if needed) and with end internal customers using approved Company processes;
• Works to ensure that relevant stakeholders are kept up to date with correct information relating to any applicable purchasing milestone or key data figure.

*Interested candidates ought to be practical yet have an eye for detail and good communication and analytical skills together with an MQF level 3 in Mathematics and English.

Furthermore, the chosen candidate should ideally:

• Have an MQF level 4 of education in a relevant subject and/ or hold education certificates in Accounts/ Business Studies/ Economics and/or hold education certificates in a relevant technical subject;
• Have good knowledge of Company software and Microsoft Office applications especially Excel and Word;
• Have relevant previous experience in a purchasing or procurement function. Those with experience in a production process that shares similarities with Playmobil’s will be preferred.

*The person selected will be given relevant training on the job including that related to the use of Company software.