Senior Procurement Specialist

Your tasks

The procurement specialist role is to ensure that the supply chain needs of a company are met in a timely and cost-effective manner. Procurement specialists review costs, develop relationships with vendors and suppliers, and offer suggestions for where and how much material and supplies to buy.

• Identify suppliers of goods and services
• Negotiate terms with suppliers such as price, quality of goods, deadlines, expectations, etc. to achieve the best possible saving to the company
• Monitor and continuously update the master plan to obtain the best possible prices relevant to the company’s needs
• Request quotations, compare prices, and evaluate offers from technical and financial standpoint with suppliers and contractors
• Liaise with suppliers and project managers regarding updates and details of goods
• Responsible for supplier communication to resolve transactional issues
• Communicate with the purchasing department to issue the purchase orders agreed on with the suppliers
• Work with team members, supervisors, and project managers to develop future purchasing plans and source potential relationships with vendors
• Organize and update database of suppliers, delivery times, invoices, and quantity of supplies
• Record savings, follow-up on prequalification documents to make sure our department's savings and documents are available at all times

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PPT)
• Languages: Arabic and English fluently spoken and written