Assistant Procurement Manager
Work Arrangement: Virtual / Remote
Travel: As required
Wanka Motors is seeking a highly organized and resourceful Assistant Procurement Manager to oversee the company’s purchasing, supplier coordination, and inventory needs.
The role will support the sourcing and purchase of vehicles, automotive products, office supplies, equipment, and other goods required for company operations. The position will also function as a storekeeper, maintaining accurate inventory records, monitoring stock levels, coordinating replenishment, and ensuring the company has necessary supplies available when needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Source and purchase supplies, equipment, and company materials.
- Research suppliers, compare prices, and negotiate favorable terms.
- Manage vendor and supplier relationships.
- Track purchase orders, invoices, deliveries, and procurement records.
- Maintain company inventory and monitor stock levels.
- Coordinate the replenishment of in-house supplies.
- Inspect or coordinate inspections of vehicles and purchased goods.
- Identify cost-saving and better purchasing opportunities.
- Resolve purchasing, delivery, or supplier issues.
- Work with management, finance, logistics, and other departments.
- Maintain accurate and confidential procurement records.
Qualifications & Skills
- Experience in procurement, purchasing, inventory, storekeeping, or supply chain.
- Strong negotiation, communication, and organizational skills.
- Comfortable with Excel/Google Sheets, invoices, quotations, and inventory records.
- Detail-oriented with strong follow-up and problem-solving abilities.
- Able to work independently in a remote environment.
- Honest, dependable, proactive, and commercially minded.
- Automotive purchasing or vehicle-sourcing experience is an advantage.
- Must be willing and able to travel when required for vehicle sourcing, inspections, supplier meetings, auctions, and other business activities.
Ideal Candidate: Someone who can independently identify what the company needs, find the right suppliers, negotiate effectively, keep inventory organized, and ensure purchases are made efficiently and on time.
Wanka Motors — We are progress. We define the market.
Skills Required
- Experience in procurement, purchasing, inventory, storekeeping, or supply chain
- Strong negotiation, communication, and organizational skills
- Proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets, invoices, quotations, and inventory records
- Detail-oriented with strong follow-up and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment
- Honest, dependable, proactive, and commercially minded
- Automotive purchasing or vehicle-sourcing experience
- Willingness and ability to travel when required
What We Do
We are a progressive automotive company specializing in the importation, acquisition, and sale of quality vehicles. As we expand into the North American market, our mission is to redefine the automotive buying experience through quality, reliability, transparency, and exceptional service. We don’t simply follow the market—we define it, setting new standards for how vehicles are sourced, delivered, and sold.
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