• Allocate most competitive prices for quality of goods and service while ensuring the application of procurement policies and procedures.
• Negotiate with vendors to secure most beneficial terms and high quality of goods and services.
• Collect procurement requirements from end user.
• Collect at least three updated quotations from different suppliers and prepare comparison for the review and selection by the end user.
• Review suppliers’ quotations, conditions and payment terms to ensure most beneficial terms for the company and that meet end user requirements.
• Finalize details of orders and deliveries.
• Prepare and review purchase orders (POs) and ensure adequate approval cycle.
• Review suppliers’ order confirmation in accordance with PO.
• Survey market to identify new suppliers.
• Maintain positive relationship with existing and new suppliers.
• Process cash purchases.
• Prepare procurement reports by collecting and analyzing cost, quality, end user requirement, vendor and other information.
• Maintain supplier database.
• Conduct supplier evaluation at least once per year.

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting or Business Administration or similar
• At least 3 – 5 years’ experience in the similar field
• MS Office
• Good English communication, Arabic is preferable
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Good understanding of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices
• Systematic and analytical approach
• Detail oriented
• Well organized