Senior Buyer

Job description / Role

- Supervise the category spend within the material category. Ensure that category cost reduction targets are met and that the full capabilities of the supply market are leveraged, using commercial, technical and process savings levers.
- Secure supply of the right material category at the right quality, from approved suppliers, on time in full, at the continuous most competitive total cost.
- Lead category sourcing process - specification and spend (internal needs) mapping, external market and supplier analysis, category strategy development, RFx process (tenders, negotiations, contracts, implementation) and category transactional purchasing process.
- Lead the commercial negotiations with key suppliers, seeking lowest possible total costs, maximum service, adherence to internal requirement specifications and 100% supplier performance according to contract.
- Analyze and report spot and forward fundamental and technical supply market conditions and price determining factors (structure, actors, value chain, cost elements, value drivers, market actors, competitive dynamics and economics).
- Actively search for and qualify new suppliers, both locally and overseas from all continents, to drive supplier flexibility and perfect competition.
- Perform and report competitor analysis and specification, price and supplier bench-marking.
- Implement Group standards material category agreements and secure internal compliance with purchasing policies and procedures for own material categories.
- Implement new Procurement tactical sourcing process, e-RFx and e-auction system, best practice Procurement tools.

Requirements

- Bachelors Degree, preferably in Engineering, Purchasing, and Supply Chain or Business discipline.
- 4-5 years functional experience; out of which 2 years should be in an equivalent position.

Functional Knowledge:
- Materials sourcing management (including foreign trading).
- Exposure to purchasing within the local country.
- Experience of import/export documentation.
- Budgeting and costing.

About the Company

Agthia Group is a leading Abu Dhabi based food and beverage company established in 2004. The Company is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and has the symbol Agthia. 51 percent of the Company’s shares are held by General Holding Corporation, an Abu Dhabi Government entity, with the balance held by individual and institutional investors.

The Company’s assets are located in the UAE, Egypt and Turkey. Agthia offers a world class portfolio of integrated businesses providing high quality, trusted and innovative food and beverage products for customers and consumers across the UAE, GCC, Turkey and the wider Middle East.