Procurement Executive - Commercial - AFGRE

Al Futtaim Group

Cairo, Egypt

Ref: HP698-10573

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Procurement Executive (x2) - Commercial - Cairo Festival City - AFGRE - Cairo, Egypt

We are looking to recruit a Procurement Executive to work within the Cairo Festival City Team. This role will be responsible for Assisting in the selection and appointment of Suppliers/Vendors for Capex and Opex side of the business, processing payments and administration of Purchase Orders on the Financial ERP SAP system. The candidate must have experience in SAP application and comfortable with working financial figures/sheets/systems. Your job responsibilities will be including but not limited to the following:
- Responsibility for all SAP commercial entry, updates, reporting and liaising with business units and financial team.
- Creating a data base/library of suppliers and prices.
- Carrying out research on companies and updating database of potential vendors. Maintaining a library.
- Issuing and receiving pre-qualifications and expression of interest on suppliers and vendors.
- Issuing and receiving simple Request for Quotation (RFQ).
- Issuing simple RFP's the market place, following up queries, receiving tenders and conducting tender openings.
- Assist in preparing payments requisitions and maintaining tracking log. This will include chasing other departments.
- Visiting vendors for quotations and making minor purchaser directly.
- Tracking Invoice processing (from document control to business unit to commercial to finance for payment) and ensuring that it is paid on time.
- Expediting delivery of goods and chasing suppliers.

Requirements

- Degree in Engineering or Business or Finance. Knowledge of procurement and SAP operating system is essential gained through formal training or work experience.
- 3-5 years of experience in similar position in real estate development or construction sectors.

Job-Specific Skills:
- An intelligent person with strong analytical, financial and communication skills and the ability to learn and carry heavy work load. Proficient in SAP, MS Office, knowledge of Primavera and good command of spoken and written English language.
- Behavioural Competencies:
- Good teamwork player with strong analytical and communication skills.

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.

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