Purchasing Specialist

Job description / Role

- Assists the purchasing head in preparing and sending RFQs.
- Assists in obtaining and studying comparative prices and quotations and makes purchasing decisions based on information obtained.
- Negotiates prices, payment terms and INCO terms with suppliers.
- Issues purchase orders.
- Follows up shipping details with suppliers and freight forwarders.
- Follows up the customs clearance process.
- Evaluates all purchase orders and ensure accuracy in all SKU.
- Provides daily shipment updates to purchasing head.
- Monitors and evaluates suppliers’ performance.
- Initiates and maintains proper filing for purchasing documents.
- Prepares correspondence, forms, manuals, reports, and payment requests.

Requirements

- Bachelor Degree
- 3-5 years of experience in foreign purchasing.
- Knowledge of purchasing and shipping processes.
- Good command of MS office tools.
- Has valid transferable Saudi Ikama.
- Previous ERP experience is a plus.

About the Company

Fawaz Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Co. WLL was established on 30th May 1973 as a Electro-Mechanical contracting company in Kuwait under the leadership of founder chairman Late Mr. Mubarak Abdulaziz Al Hassawi.

Since then, FRAC experienced expansion spreading across Kuwait and subsequently to various GCC countries namely U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Oman and Iraq with more then 35 offices, 50 international Agencies, dozens of showrooms and workshops.

Fawaz Group in Saudi Arabia was established in 1981 and has become a market leader in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration products and services.