Purchase Officer - Temporary - 6-8 Months

Bahrain

Ref: LP127-1706

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

About the company:

- Our client is one of the leading International Engineering company, and they are currently looking for Purchasing Officer for their industrial project in Bahrain

Responsibilities:

- Forecast levels of demand for services and products.
- Keep a constant check on stock levels.
- Conduct research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality.
- Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers.
- Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers.
- Negotiate and agree contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided.
- Process payments and invoices.
- Keep contract files and use them as reference for the future.
- Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities.
- Give presentations about market analysis and possible growth.
- Develop a purchasing strategy.
- Produce reports and statistics using computer software.
- Evaluate bids and make recommendations, based on commercial and technical factors.
- Ensure suppliers are aware of business objectives.
- Attend meetings and trade conferences.

Requirements

Requirements:
- Proven working experience as purchasing officer ( Minimum 4 years' experience)
- Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
- Should be well aware of the market conditions and should have market data like sources of supply, demand and supply of specified materials, price levels, and reliable suppliers.
- Interest in market dynamics along with business sense
- A knack for negotiation and networking
- Working experience of vendor management software
- Ability to gather and analyze data and to work with figures
- Solid judgment along with decision making skills
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Strong analytical skills, Commercial awareness.
- The ability to adapt to different client needs and to develop and maintain successful working relationships.
- An excellent standard of numeracy in order to analyze facts and figures.
- A flair for negotiation and networking.
- The ability to make important decisions and cope with the pressure of demanding targets and tight deadlines.

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: