General Buyer

Job description / Role

Initiates bid/quote process for services, supplies and equipment; consults with users and outside consultants to develop specifications; prepares bid documents and oversees the bid process; performs bid analysis and makes recommendations regarding purchases;
Writing specifications, prepares bid forms and handles bidding process, analyzes bid results and makes recommendations and awards; authorizes and signs purchase orders; processes purchase orders;
Prepares and processes purchasing forms such as purchase orders and independent contractors; obtains proper business documentation to validate, set up, assign and track vendor numbers; verifies appropriateness of budget codes and availability of funds;
Determines and develops appropriate sources of supply and maintains cooperative working relationships with vendors to stay current with trends and technologies, products and services;
Reviews all requests for removal and disposal of surplus items via donation, auction, etc.; reconciles stores inventory, maintains archived Records in accordance with regulations;
Maintains central filing system for all contracts in accordance with the policies, regulations; interprets contracts for appropriate language and formats; prepares monthly contract reports to the General Manager;
Maintains and reviews all necessary insurance certificates
Responsible to research and respond to the specific operational requirements;
Resolves problems and issues arising from purchase of services, supplies and equipment with internal and external clients; and
Verifies available funds and appropriateness of budget codes in accordance with the policy; prepares and maintains relevant contract files.

Requirements

Preferred Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in Business Administration or equivalent
Masters of Business Administration (preferable)

Preferred Experience:

2+ years of relevant experience in a similar role
Modern purchasing methods, procedures, and specifications preparation; complex purchasing software, methods and techniques utilized in analyzing the quality of services, supplies, and equipment; sources of purchasing information; budgets and revenue control; modern office methods and equipment; operation of personal computer software programs including word processing and spreadsheet tools.

About the Company

At Tawazun Dynamics, we serve the Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) industry with a continuum of solutions, ranging from design and manufacture, through to supply chain and maintenance. Our existence is the strategic culmination of a joint venture between Tawazun Holding (51%) and the South Africa-based Denel Dynamics (49%).

Since its inception, Tawazun Dynamics has expanded its core competencies to be able to design, develop, create, assemble, sub-assemble and manufacture products through collaboration with local suppliers, mastering of industrial expertise as well as deployment of the latest technologies.

Tawazun Dynamics was conceptualized with the primary objective to develop capabilities in the UAE. We believe our constant innovation and enterprise will transform us into a self-sustaining, fully-operational unit across the spectrum. Listed here are some of our core competencies that have efficiently guided the PGM industry this far.