Posted
Ref: SP893-20
Job description / Role
Job duties
• Liaises with key company employees to determine their product and service needs
• Monitors business trends and product availability to pay the best price for company goods and services without sacrificing quality or delivery times
• Nurtures relationships with suppliers to negotiate the best prices for company
• Identifies and researches potential new suppliers
• Researches new products and services to meet company's goals
• Assesses total costs of company purchases
• Develops and implements strategies for procuring, storing, and distributing goods or services and maintaining stock levels
• Oversees a team of purchasing agents (in large companies)
• Reports to the chief procurement officer
Requirements
Experience and skills required for the job
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration.
• Proven experience managing supply chain operations.
• Experience using supply chain management software and tools, including Oracle, SAP Ariba, and/or Envision.
• In-depth knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access).
• Management and leadership skills.
• Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
About the Company
KAFAAT Recruitment offers executive search and consulting expertise aligning with our clients’ growing demand for talented human resources. Through talent search, identification, selection and referrals, KAFAAT Recruitment helps to recruit top executives for your enterprise and offers complete solutions for defining and recruiting emerging new roles in the marketplace to all industries, including Industrial, Financial Services, Consumer & Retail, Energy, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology Digital Media & Telecommunications, Board Search, Non Profit & Government and Human Resources.