Senior Buyer - Almajdouie Holding

 Develop Sourcing strategies for assigned materials, and commodities relative to cost, quality, and delivery and services.

 Manage capacity, PO allocation, supplier relationship, and fulfillment strategy in order to minimize delivery risks

 Use knowledge of forecast, projected needs, supplier capacity, inventory goals and lead times in order to buy material in a timely manner at the lowest total cost for the business

 Lead Supplier evaluations and implementation of improvements for assigned materials

 Interface with engineering and manufacturing departments to gain clear understanding of project requirements

 Manage major purchasing assignments and projects with limited supervision.

 Develops market knowledge of new products and services to ensure that Almajdouie utilise the latest available product types/models.

 Negotiates and agrees contracts with vendors and monitors progress of each to ensure timeliness and efficiency of activities.

 Recommend sourcing decision to the Sourcing Committee

 Coordinate with bank and CFD in case of payment to foreign suppliers through LC or TT.

 Processes payments and invoices, and arranges the approval and funding from Manager Procurement.

 Organizes contract files and ensures accessibility in order to facilitate reference to contracts.

 Coordinates with different departments to obtain complaints regarding quality of merchandise and assess shortcomings of vendor.

 Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of issue and take corrective action.

 Issues complaints to vendors/suppliers regarding defective or low quality merchandise/materials and negotiates reimbursement/compensation.

 Monitors stock levels to maximize business efficiency and ensure availability of necessary materials/merchandise.

 Visits distribution centres and suppliers/vendors to assess quality of merchandise and efficiency of operations.

 Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule and organize testing, observing, or examining of sample items.

 Updates database/records of vendors contact details, price lists, etc.

 Monitors efficiency of vendors to assess the viability of relationships.

 Reviews bid proposals and makes recommendations for Management decisions.

 Follows procedures of reporting on performance, budgets and other reports required from time to time to the Manager - Procurement.

 Supervise buyers assigned to make sure task performed in high level of quality and improve the performance.

Job Details

Date Posted:	2014-04-02
Job Location:	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Job Role:	Purchasing/Procurement
Company Industry:	Automotive; Distributions and Logistics; Catering/Food Services/Restaurants

Preferred Candidate

Career Level:	Mid Career
Gender:	Male
Nationality:	Saudi Arabia
Degree:	Bachelor's degree / higher diploma

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Senior Buyer - Almajdouie Holding