Middle East Jobs: Purchasing Manager

Manages the purchasing operations, Obtains requirements by verifying, preparing, and forwarding purchase orders; verifies receipt of items; arrange payment.

• developing the company’s purchasing strategy;

• forecasting likely levels of demand for services and products to meet the business needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels to maximize business efficiency;

• conducting research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality;

• liaising between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers;

• identifying potential suppliers, visiting existing suppliers, and building and maintaining good relationships with them;

• negotiating and agreeing contracts and monitoring their progress - checking the quality of service provided;

• processing payments and invoices;

• keeping contract files and using them as reference for the future;

• forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities;

• producing reports and statistics as and when required.

• evaluating bids and making recommendations based on commercial and technical factors;

• Make sure that the items purchased meet the specifications in terms of price;

Maintain records of goods ordered and received.

Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.

Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.

Control purchasing department budgets.

Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy

• Provides purchasing planning and control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

• Verifies purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list; clarifying unclear items; recommending alternatives.

• Forwards available inventory items by verifying stock; scheduling delivery.

• Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; obtaining recommendations from suppliers for substitute items; obtaining approval from requisitioning department.

• Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders.

• Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; resolves shipments in error with suppliers.

• Arrange payment for purchases by forwarding receiving documentation.

• Keeps information accessible by sorting and filing documents.

• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.

• Accomplishes purchasing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

• Specialized in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management

Job Details

Date Posted:	2013-12-30
Job Location:	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Role:	Purchasing/Procurement
Company Industry:	FMCG
Joining Date:	2014-01-30

Preferred Candidate

Career Level:	Mid Career
Gender:	Male
Nationality:	United Arab Emirates; Bahrain; Djibouti; Algeria; Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; Comoros; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Morocco; Mauritania; Oman; Palestine; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Sudan; Somalia; Syria; Tunisia; Yemen
Degree:	Bachelor's degree / higher diploma

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Date Posted: December 30, 2013 at 11:42AM