Job Description

Responsibilities:

Issue, record and maintain all goods & service-related Purchase Orders for Client to ensure best value for money spent through timely, economic, and effective purchasing practices.

Therefore, providing all Client Departments with an optimum level of service support.

Ensure that the service offered to the End User Departments complies with the current Service Level Agreements that are in place.

Liaise closely with user-departments, local and overseas suppliers to ensure that the correct goods & services are provided in terms of supply cost, availability, and specification.

Maintain and develop the good relations that Client has with the Supply Chain.

Ensure all goods & service-related purchases are made against the Client Procurement & Contracts policies and procedures.

Compare and recommend the most cost-effective solution in relation to price, quality, and delivery. Be aware and advise End User of life cycle costing where applicable.

Actively resolve any issues that the End User Departments have with regard to timeliness of deliveries.

Respond to any urgent requests from End User Departments to the best of your ability

Review regularly with Senior Manager – P&C as to when changes and/or updates to the Purchasing Policies and Procedures have been implemented

Other duties as needed or required and deals with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgment.

Required Skills

Diploma or Degree in Business related subject

Good Number of years in the procurement or purchasing function of an established UAE or GCC based company.

Alternatively, applicants with a minimum of 3 years’ operational experience in the exhibitions, hospitality, event management or F&B fields will be considered

The job requires strict adherence to specifications given.  When applicable, tenders are prepared with these specifications, issued and the resulting bids analyzed with a successful vendor recommendation.

This function is integral to and governed by the departmental policies and expenditure authorization levels.

Behavioral aspects: Proactive approach, Communication Skills, able to work under pressure, take complete responsibility for area of work

Good negotiation skills

Financial awareness, local market awareness

Use of an online ERP System