Job Responsibilities /Tasks:
- Constantly striving to manage the cost savings with an ongoing cost-reduction process by addressing new alternative materials/suppliers.
- Responsible to ensure all materials are available for all concerned stakeholders without any shortages.
- Create cost saving programs that contribute to company's cost saving goals.
- Seek new sources of goods and services (local/abroad), attend international fairs, update the company's database with qualified suppliers by identifying new ones and following-up the performance of current ones ensuring that the firm always keep more than a back-up supplier for each purchased item.
- Ensure that prices level is in compliance with the international trend for all primary raw materials monitoring all parameters that may affect with a fair knowledge on material pricing and sourcing charts & strategies.
- Design the most appropriate approach for the procurement of goods /services in accordance with the procurement policy, processes & best practice.
- In liaison with the planning function, set-up the annual purchasing plan, budget, and cash flow to be admitted by the Procurement Manager.
- Arrange logistics for bringing in materials from the shortest routes with minimum costs and within stipulated deadlines.
- Develop procurement plans, monitor lead, and control the quality of work.
- Develop & maintain good working relationship with all internal stakeholders to meet demand in time.
- Identify key suppliers/ vendors in the market and develop relations to ensure smooth value chain.
- Manage and enhance company's relationship with suppliers, following-up and encouraging improvement in supplier performance, decreasing number of customers complaints: including the reduction in the reject level, the percentage/ frequency of stock-outs, and the number of emergency orders placed to cover shortage.
- Negotiate and resolve critical procurement issues, using decision-making skills to confront daily pressure of negotiating and approving terms and prices of foreign/local materials.
- Review and evaluate the received procurement requests, analyze technical specifications, commercial and legal aspects and determine the requested supplier (international/ local).
- Follow up and review the supplier performance for evaluation, detect any noticeable deviation from the terms of the contract/ PO for appropriate action.
Qualifications/Skills:
Bachelor's degree from a reputable University.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in direct procurement.
Problem solving skills.
Communication & Analytical skills
Time Management skills.
