Procurement Officer

Job description / Role

- Issue, record and maintain all goods & service related Purchase Orders to ensure best value for money spent through timely, economic and effective purchasing practices. Therefore providing all Departments with an optimum level of service support.
- Ensure all goods & service related purchases are made against the Procurement & Contracts policies and procedures. Compare and recommend the most cost effective solution in relation to price, quality and delivery. Be aware and advise End User of life cycle costing where applicable.
- Ensure that the service offered to the End User Departments complies with the current Service Level Agreements that are in place.
- Liaise closely with user-departments, local and overseas suppliers to ensure that the correct goods & services are provided in terms of supply cost, availability and specification. Maintain and develop the good relations that the company has with the Supply Chain.
- Actively resolve any issues that the End User Departments have with regard to timeliness of deliveries.
- Respond to any urgent requests from End User Departments to the best of your ability.
- Review regularly with the Procurement Manager as to when changes and or updates to the Purchasing Policies and Procedures have been implemented.

Requirements

- Diploma or Degree in Business related subject
- 3 years in the procurement or purchasing function of an established UAE or GCC based company.
- Alternatively, applicants with a minimum of 3 years operational experience in the exhibitions, hospitality, event management or F&B fields will be considered.

Behavioural aspects:
- Proactive approach, Communication Skills, able to work under pressure, take complete responsibility for area of work
- Good negotiation skills
- Financial awareness, local market awareness
- Use of an online ERP System

About the Company

Mark Williams is a Dubai recruitment company with a wealth of Search & Selection experience. Mark Williams International is a subsidiary of the Williams Group UK and in December 2009 set up the Middle East business.

Mark Williams is a fully licensed recruitment firm currently focused on fulfilling clients needs in; Emiratisation, Financial Services and Information Technology related position within the United Arab Emirates. The initial focus was looking at Emiratisation into the Financial Services sector across all seven Emirates. With an increased demand for over the subsequent years for Emiratisation we have broadened our scope to place UAE Nationals into Industry & Government with dedicated teams for Emiratisation into Financial Services and Industry. Given our focus is primarily on the local market it gives us a depth of understanding & knowledge that enables us deliver our business partners an unrivaled service in terms of; speed and most importantly, quality.

Founding the Middle East business in adverse market conditions has enabled us to capture market-share and establish ourselves as a house hold name within our specialisms. Within two years we had outgrown our initial office and moved to the prestigious Business Central Towers in Media City. Mark Williams, at the end of 2014 has completed its third upscaling of operations to Bay Square, Business Bay. This was a strategic move to enable continued business growth by servicing clients and candidates with improved infrastructure, access and parking. Mark Williams provides candidates and clients private meeting rooms, testing facilities and board room access to facilitate screening and interviews. With our current capacity and growth ambitions Mark Williams is now one of the fastest growing Recruitment agencies in the region.