初級採購員的前景

筆者現時是做Procurement的, 或者會解答到這個問題:

1. 初級採購可以稱為Junior/Assistant Purchaser, Purchasing Clerk/Assistant/Executive, Assistant Buyer, Buying Clerk, Assistant Merchandiser或者Procurement Assistant/Clerk/Executive, 視乎您所工作的機構和行業而定其職位稱呼; Merchandiser多是指成衣、紡織和一些製造業的買手或專門採購。Procurement和Purchasing會較多機構使用此種職銜; 然而, 由於採購這個行業日漸多元化和専業化, 有些會因應機構發展重點而改變了title, 例如Souuring Assistant, Procurement & Logistic Assistant和Supply Chain Assistant等。

以下是大致上的職責:

- To assist the purchasing / procurement seniors to execute procurement responsibilities and clerical supports.
- Source and purchase materials and items that meet the business needs.
- Control the cost of material purchasing and process price negotiation with suppliers.
- Evaluate and manage the suppliers' performance and relationship.
- Monitor all purchased items for quality, delivery dates and prices.
- Support all supplies and purchasing activities such as tendering, maintaining customer database, prepare invoice, handle customers purchase orders, shipping document, packaging documentation and other clerical and logistic supports.
- Coordinate with vendors and forwarders, handle shipping and local delivery tasks.
- Follow up shipment schedule of purchased products.
- Liaise with sales and related internal departments and factory.
- Development of sales quotation and product sampling.
- Inventory and purchase system management.

2. 以一間具規模的採購部門而言, 其階梯一般如下:

初級/助理採購員 -- 採購員 -- 高級採購員/採購主任 -- 採購經理/總監(或部門總經理)

但以上階梯可因應公司的規模而加多減少, 不能一概而論。

3. 用2年的時間能否升職？可能性係有, 但筆者建議樓主先累積至少3年經驗(公司多會考慮一些經驗較豐富的員工升職, 甚至跳槽應徵), 加上持續進修(例如相關的課程, 如成衣買手高級文憑和採購高級文憑等), 裝備自己去晋升較高的職位。

祝事業有成!