Purchasing Officer

Job description / Role

Summary: Directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in purchasing and distributing materials, equipment, and supplies in an organization by performing the following duties personally or through supervisors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

Other duties may be assigned:
- Plans, organizes, directs, and controls activities related to the procurement function.
- Organizes, supervises, and directs the work of storeroom and central supply personnel engaged in receiving, issuing, and delivering supplies and equipment.
- Prepares instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures.
- Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability, and prepares market analysis reports.
- Develops a system to evaluate vendor quotations that utilizes appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques to ensure quality, price, delivery, and service.
- Designs, implements, manages, and monitors procurement reporting systems to meet company requirements.
- Recruits and maintains suppliers that provide high quality products and services at a better price while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct.
- Prepares and issues purchase orders and change notices.
- Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
- Prepares and reviews contracts, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specifications.
- Oversees all activities related to procurement of a commodity, from intent to purchase through delivery of commodity.
- Assigns procurement requests to the appropriate personnel.
- Negotiates or supervises the negotiation of complex requests for equipment, supplies, and services from suppliers and subcontractors.
- Develops and installs clerical and office procedures and practices, and studies work flow, sequence of operations, and office arrangement to determine expediency of installing new or improved office machines.
- Arranges for disposal of surplus materials.

Requirements

- Previous Experience in the Medical equipment and medical supplies is a must
- Minimum 5 years previous experience in a purchasing role
- 3 years supervisory experience
- Management and coordination of purchasing activities with relation to cost, delivery and quality performance.
- Coordinating and managing with quality personnel, resolutions to supplier quality concerns, ensuring timely and effective containment and long term resolution of each concern
- Good communication skills both verbal and written.
- Business awareness and commercially focused.
- Leadership and strong management skills.
- Ability to devise solutions to complex problems.
- Energy and enthusiasm to motivate and engage others.
- Personally credible with strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong influence and negotiation skills.
- Integrity and approach ability.
- Developing sub-ordinates skills and competencies and defines development needs
- "Hands on” approach to all tasks
- Ability to take a proactive approach to overcome challenges and achieve results

About the Company

A leading healthcare company in Saudi Arabia.