Procurement and Contracts Officer

Job description / Role

To coordinate the purchase of assigned commodities and services in addition to build up a good relationship with the vendors. Will be responsible for the overall implements suitable cost control mechanism for the relevant services.

- Negotiating contracts with vendors
- Maintaining relations with preferred vendors to ensure procurement of high quality merchandise, expedient delivery, and dependable service at optimum price
- Committing institute funds up to authorize limit without prior approval and seeking and receiving approval from the Procurement Director for purchases above specified limit
- Analyzing markets to determine vendor's sources and product availability
- Coordinating compilation and preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends, and appropriate recommendations or conclusions
- Purchase re-approved items
- Develops bids for assigned goods
- Evaluate bids to ensure compliance with specification
- Ensure compliance of purchasing activities with MI regulations

Requirements

FOR UAE NATIONALS ONLY.

4 years work experience in purchasing function and administrating bids (including 2 years experience in local market

- Associate degree or equivalent in related field
- Bilingual
- Computer Knowledge
- Good communication and interpersonal skills

About the Company

Mark Williams is a Dubai recruitment company with a wealth of Search & Selection experience. Mark Williams International is a subsidiary of the Williams Group UK and in December 2009 set up the Middle East business.

Mark Williams is a fully licensed recruitment firm currently focused on fulfilling clients needs in; Emiratisation, Financial Services and Information Technology related position within the United Arab Emirates. The initial focus was looking at Emiratisation into the Financial Services sector across all seven Emirates. With an increased demand for over the subsequent years for Emiratisation we have broadened our scope to place UAE Nationals into Industry & Government with dedicated teams for Emiratisation into Financial Services and Industry. Given our focus is primarily on the local market it gives us a depth of understanding & knowledge that enables us deliver our business partners an unrivaled service in terms of; speed and most importantly, quality.

Founding the Middle East business in adverse market conditions has enabled us to capture market-share and establish ourselves as a house hold name within our specialisms. Within two years we had outgrown our initial office and moved to the prestigious Business Central Towers in Media City. Mark Williams, at the end of 2014 has completed its third upscaling of operations to Bay Square, Business Bay. This was a strategic move to enable continued business growth by servicing clients and candidates with improved infrastructure, access and parking. Mark Williams provides candidates and clients private meeting rooms, testing facilities and board room access to facilitate screening and interviews. With our current capacity and growth ambitions Mark Williams is now one of the fastest growing Recruitment agencies in the region.