Procurement Specialist

Job description / Role

General

• Ensure all materials and services required by the Company are sourced and procured in accordance with appropriate policies and processes.
• Review and validate all purchase requisitions.
• Obtain multiple quotations as per the Company’s process.
• Issue timely purchase orders with complete details.
• Track and expedite deliveries.
• Maintain a full audit trail for all procurement transactions.
• Ensure compliance with financial authority (AFE/Budget approval).
• Monitor supplier performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Participate in supplier meetings to ensure standards are adhered to regarding price and performance.
• Promote and develop the Company’s safety and environmental policies.
• Collaborate with Finance and Contracts to ensure a smooth Procure to Pay process.
• Close all open purchase orders in a timely manner.
• Develop fixed price catalogues and upload onto MAXIMO.
• Consolidate the supplier base.
• Implement sourcing strategies as per the Kraljic model of purchasing.
• Identify opportunities for buying from alternate markets.
• Ensure all orders comply with applicable statutory regulations.

• Preferably educated to degree level in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Business Management.
• Working knowledge of purchase order terms and conditions.

Skills
• Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Effective negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical capability.
• Strive for continuous improvement and focus on results.
• Motivated team player.
• Proficiency in Procurement Business Systems (preferably MAXIMO).

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties.

We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more.

Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

• Banking & Finance
• Human Resources
• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Architecture & Engineering