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Job description / Role
• As a Junior Purchaser you will be responsible for assisting the Purchasing Manager and be instrumental as a key link between GL events entities and all our suppliers.
Missions:
• Analyse the market, source new suppliers, and request for all their documentation
• Provide analysis and audit of the suppliers
• Setup and optimize the suppliers’ database (price, information on suppliers, etc.), ensure it is kept up to date and reliable
• Issue RFQ and RFP
• Issue and monitor all contracts and agreements with preferred suppliers
• Implement the Purchasing process in accordance with the rules and procedures in force and within the best Cost, Quality, Time Scale and Service conditions
• Drive relations with the suppliers and manage potential disputes
• Propose cost optimization measures
• Obtain competitive quotations from our sub-contractors in liaison with the Sales Team. You will challenge sub-contractors pricing to improve the margin.
• Help the Procurement Manager in the negotiations
• Improve the payment terms with the suppliers
Requirements
• Master’s degree in Procurement is mandatory
• Fluent in English–Written & Verbal
• Western nationals are preferred
• Experience in procurement is mandatory, in the UAE is preferred
• Highly Organised
• Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• UAE based
• Perfect knowledge of Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
About the Company
As the leading fully integrated international provider of event solutions and services, GL events offers specialised expertise for every area of the event industry throughout the world. The Group operates in the three major segments of the event industry market: the organisation of trade fairs, conventions and events, the management of venues on behalf of local and regional administrations, and services for events.
Through its integrated offering that covers all event industry specialisations and its presence through 91 offices in France and international markets, GL events assists companies, institutions, and event organisers at every stage of the process from the definition of their event strategies to final implementation in the field.
GL events' 3,435 employees originate from a wide range of nationalities and different horizons whose expertise covers every phase and specialised need for staging an event. Consistent with its historical values, GL events has developed an ambitious Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy and contributes to advances in its industry. In 2010, the Group had revenue of €727.2 million.