Purchasing Specialist – Team Leader

About the role

OX Tools is looking for an experienced Purchasing Specialist to lead its procurement team. The role combines hands‑on purchasing, supplier management and compliance with day‑to‑day team leadership, ensuring orders are placed accurately and on time.

Key responsibilities

• Lead daily activities of the purchasing team, allocate priorities and monitor task completion.
• Act as the first escalation point for order, supplier, delivery, pricing, compliance and system issues.
• Generate, review and process purchase orders in line with company policies.
• Monitor the full purchasing cycle, follow up suppliers and enforce SLAs and KPIs.
• Own assigned supplier relationships, drive performance improvement and resolve issues.
• Maintain up‑to‑date supplier pricing, review price changes and flag commercial risks.
• Support negotiations, cost‑saving initiatives and implementation of commercial terms.

Required profile

• Proven experience in purchasing or procurement, preferably in a supervisory role.
• Strong organizational and analytical abilities.
• Excellent communication skills with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Leadership mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.

Required skills

What we offer

• Hybrid work arrangement (3‑4 days onsite per week).
• Competitive monthly salary of PHP 60,000‑80,000.
• Opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic, innovative company.