Procurement Specialist

Key Responsibilities
Receive and review requisitions from manufacturing or planning and make sure that given details are enough to process inquiries and to avail quotes.

Obtain quotes from at least 3 different suppliers, evaluate the quotes based on Prices, Quality and lead times and process the POs accordingly to the best beneficiate for APC.

Transmit and prioritize approved purchase orders with appropriate supporting documents to Suppliers.

Enquires and tracks with designated Supplier and confirmation of Oracle Lead Time, Delivery Date and Cost with follow up communication of any discrepancies to appropriate Planner.

Reviews, updates and maintains Open Purchase Orders until closed, Tracking and update of Open Purchase Orders in Oracle from approval through to closure.

Notify logistics as soon as parts get ready with any supplier throughout the world.

Copies of all shipping documents related to particular PO must be in files.

Reports Supplier non-conformances and follows up Oracle Action Messages in a timely manner.

Leads finance and Logistics staff in resolving reception and invoice discrepancies.

Prepares Non-BOM Purchase Orders within Oracle as directed by the Procurement Supervisor or Manager. Accurate and timely preparation of Purchase Orders in mandatory.

Identifies opportunities and implements actions to continually reduce wasted time, money and resources form assigned tasks

Employees may be assigned other duties, in addition to, or in lieu of those described above, according to the needs of the location or Company specific deliverables of the position.

Interfaces with Planning team in order to plan and prioritize purchasing activities to support the manufacturing.

Process Invoices for payments to accounts and sure that invoices get paid within agreed payment terms.

Work closely with suppliers to obtain 5-10% cost saving without sacrificing quality, reduce lead times by 20%.

Employee should be ready and flexible to work anywhere in APC.

Job description is not a rule of book, and employee should be flexible to adapt changes and to work incoordination with other depts. to support them.

In a nutshell, all records and data should be handled in controlled manner, day to day jobs should be taken care in timely manner, workload should not be an excuse to keep the work pending.

Implement approved Procurement’ policies, processes, procedures and coordinate with subordinates.

Comply with all relevant safety, health and environmental management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

If needed, guide and assist subordinates to perform their daily activities in accordance with the policies and procedures
 
Supplier Relationship Management
Negotiate, monitor, and evaluate relationships and contracts with suppliers in order to ensure a reliable supply of services in line with meets APC’s standards of quality, timelines and cost

Manage supplier relationships to build and foster partnerships resulting in securing competitive pricing, delivery time, and terms that are in APC’s best interests

Participate in addressing and resolving disputes with suppliers from delivery timelines, quality of services provided, and pricing
Maintain all required business documentation, pricing protocols, and contingency plans with each supplier as per APC’s standards

Job Details

Date Posted:	2015-04-24
Job Location:	Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Job Role:	Purchasing/Procurement
Company Industry:	Oil/Gas

Preferred Candidate

Career Level:	Mid Career
Degree:	Bachelor's degree

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Procurement Specialist