Purchase planner jobs in Finland
Purchase planners organise the continuous supply with goods out of existing contracts.
Purchase planner - Which skills are essential?
The national, international and foreign sanctions and embargo regulations, e.g. Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010.
Execute multiple tasks at the same time, being aware of key priorities.
Determine potential suppliers for further negotiation. Take into consideration aspects such as product quality, sustainability, local sourcing, seasonality and coverage of the area. Evaluate the likelihood of obtaining beneficial contracts and agreements with them.
Visit local or international suppliers to get an accurate understanding of their services and report back to clients on that basis.
Monitor the direction and momentum of the product prices on a long-term basis, identify and predict the movement of prices as well as identify the recurring trends.
Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with suppliers and service providers in order to establish a positive, profitable and enduring collaboration, co-operation and contract negotiation.
Practise reasoning and apply simple or complex numerical concepts and calculations.
The restrictions a country imposes on its exported products and goods.
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and optimal work strategies.
Evaluate supplier performance in order to assess which suppliers do or may not perform adequately, stick to the agreed contracts, meet the standard requirements and desired quality at all times or who may pose future risks.
Undertake ordering of services, equipment, goods or ingredients, compare costs and check the quality to ensure optimal payoff for the organisation.
Implement and monitor company activities in compliance with legal contracting and purchasing legislations.
Prepare documentation and files related to product purchases.
Know the principles that govern the import and export of products and equipment, trade restrictions, health and safety measures, licenses, etc.
Oversee complete purchasing cycle, including generating requisitions, PO creation, PO follow-up, goods reception, and final payment actions.
Utilise computers, IT equipment and modern day technology in an efficient way.
Pursue potential customers or products in order to generate additional sales and ensure growth.
The flow of goods in the supply chain, movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption.
Negotiate terms such as price, quantity, quality, and delivery terms with vendors and suppliers in order to ensure the most beneficial buying conditions.
Gather, assess and represent data about target market and customers in order to facilitate strategic development and feasibility studies. Identify market trends.
Purchase planner - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.
Staff members must be vigilant and well-organised to ensure that inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and undamaged.
Respond to and communicate with customers in the most efficient and appropriate manner to enable them to access the desired products or services, or any other help they may require.
Assess the financial impact of possible logistics changes such as shipping modes, product mixes or volumes, carriers and means of product transportation.
Come to an agreement between commercial partners with a focus on terms and conditions, specifications, delivery time, price etc.
Analyse buying habits or currently prevalent customer behaviour.
The estimated price the manufacturer suggests the retailer to apply to a product or service and the pricing method through which it is calculated.
Undertake a systematic statistical examination of data representing past observed behaviour of the system to be forecast, including observations of useful predictors outside the system.
Recount events and facts which happened in professional contexts in a trustworthy manner.
Deal with people in a sensitive and tactful way.
Collect, manage and interpret data relevant for companies related to shipping, payment, inventory, resources and manufacturing using specific business management software. Such software as Microsoft Dynamics, SAP ERP, Oracle ERP.