Purchasing Specialist

Job Description

• Understand Purchasing strategy and plans and participate in the achievement of objectives and targets.
• Implement Purchasing policies and procedures
• Interface with requesters from different departments, obtains details on Purchase Requests, including item description, quantity, delivery date and location providing catalogs and advices as necessary.
• Prepare the “Invitation to Tender” to include all relevant information required by bidders.
• Receive the tender queries and diffuse queries to concerned stakeholders and address basic queries as required.
• Confer with vendors to obtain product/service information such as price, availability, delivery schedule and discrepancies in quantity or quality
• Search the local and international markets for potential suppliers, including attendance to exhibitions.
• Review requisitions and to prepare and issue purchase orders.
• Follow up on goods/services delivery within Purchasing Order (PO) delivery terms.
• Responsible for updating Suppliers database.
• Responsible for preparing monthly, Quarterly and yearly reports of the Purchasing section.
• To determine methods of purchasing such as Cash, direct purchase
• To estimate value according to knowledge of market price.
• To maintain Purchasing records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery. Product quality or performance and inventories.
• Work cooperatively with requesters and warehouse to determine availability, Price, Shipping and receiving.
• To expedite delivery of goods to users.
• Resolve purchasing issues and problems with incorrect orders, Invoices and Shipments.
• Negotiate with local suppliers for contractual agreements on fixed prices, delivery term, and standard quality.

Job Requirements

• Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Age : Maximum 28 years Old
• 3 – 5 years of experience in a similar role “ Preferably to be in construction sector or in the field of similar work”
• Bachelor of Accounting or Business Administration
• Proficient computer skills in MS Office Applications
• worked on ERP system is a must
• Excellent command of English language