Purchasing Manager

Job description / Role

Role: Carry out purchasing and procurement of components, raw materials and miscellaneous items for the subsidiary, at the best price, complying with conditions in terms of quantity, lead times and quality as presented in the specifications, allowing the subsidiary to carry out production and continuously improve customer service.

Organization
- Reporting directly to General Manager.
- Under the Operations department, managed by the Operations Manager there is a “Planning and Supply Chain” department. In this department there are 2 people working in supply chain.

Activities
- Canvassing of suppliers of raw materials and goods
- The holder of the position performs market studies on suppliers and products. He assesses the ability of suppliers to supply products in accordance with technical criteria and according to the conditions set out in specifications.
- He manages referencing of suppliers and products. He attends trade fairs and performs technical monitoring to attain true knowledge of the market.
- Participation in the definition of internal needs
- The holder of the position coordinates communication with internal client services (design, production, quality, etc.) in order to draft the most accurate specifications.
- He participates in the products and service’s needs-defining phase using his technical and market knowledge to answer questions of feasibility.

Negotiation and follow-up of contracts
- He identifies suppliers and produces calls for tenders in accordance with company rules.
- He assesses the validity and reliability of suppliers and of their sales proposals.
- He negotiates the conditions and clauses of purchase contracts and drafts these contracts in conjunction with the technical, legal and finance departments.
- He ensures that contractual conditions are respected (lead times, quality, price, etc.).
- He oversees ongoing improvement of the subsidiary's purchasing conditions and proposes ways to improve P&L.
- He ensures that the sources chosen for all raw materials allow optimization of the TCO.

Aims
- Guarantee implementation of the purchasing strategy for the subsidiary.
- Guarantee a panel of suppliers and subcontractors whose negotiated conditions will allow the subsidiary to acquire the materials and goods of the required quality and quantity within the required lead times at highly competitive prices.
- Monitor changes in the market and among sector suppliers and constantly seek improvements in terms of costs and solutions.

Requirements

Reporting to the General Manager, he is in permanent contact with all of the subsidiary's departments and with the suppliers.

- Relevant University Degree
- Ability to negotiate and knowledge of different purchasing techniques
- Experience of at least 5 years as purchasing manager in an international company
- Foreign languages: Arabic, English
- Exposure to many different cultures
- Portfolio of relations in Saudi Arabia
- Curiosity and practicality to seize and create business opportunities (professional associations, indirect relationships, etc.)
- Independent and results-oriented

About the Company

italent has been around since 2012, when we saw that businesses needed better talent solutions for their employment requirements. By focusing our efforts on quality products and services that are simple-to-use and innovative, our team brings you the best results without any unexpected additional costs and unnecessary complications. Simply put, we love helping businesses find and keep the right people.