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Ref: MP971-17
Job description / Role
We are looking for a Purchasing Officer to buy chemical s and various other products that are essential for our company’s day-to-day operations. You will review prices, specifications and quality and ensure optimal stock levels.
Purchasing Officer responsibilities include evaluating International and local Suppliers, negotiating pricing, payment and delivery terms and preparing reports (e.g. on orders and costs.) For this role, you should have a good knowledge of the chemical raw materials market, be able to complete market research and must have solid analytical skills to make sure you’re identifying the most profitable offers.
Ultimately, you’ll create and maintain good relationships with key suppliers to ensure our chemicals are of high quality, competitively priced and delivered on time.
• Research potential vendors
• Compare and evaluate offers from suppliers
• Negotiate and agree pricing and delivery terms
• Track orders and ensure timely delivery
• Review quality of purchased products
• Enter order details (e.g. vendors, quantities, prices) into internal databases
• Maintain updated records of purchased products, delivery information and invoices
• Prepare reports on purchases, including cost analyses
• Monitor stock levels and place orders as needed
• Coordinate with warehouse staff to ensure proper storage
Requirements
• Proven work experience as a Purchasing Officer or similar role within the chemical industry
• Good knowledge of vendor sourcing practices (researching, evaluating and liaising with vendors)
• Hands-on experience with purchasing software
• Understanding of supply chain procedures
• Solid analytical skills, with the ability to create financial reports and conduct cost analyses
• Negotiation skills
• BSc in Logistics, Business Administration or relevant field
About the Company
Al Sanea Chemical Products is an ISO 9001-2008 certified chemical manufacturing, trading and supplying company in Kuwait. We are specifically designed to meet the requirements of almost every industry in the world.
We are a well established chemical manufacturing & trading company, in Kuwait, since 1977. In collaboration with very many reputed European manufacturers, under license and technical expertise, we have been producing a wide variety of industrial maintenance and janitorial products, for almost all sectors of every industry.
Early in 1977, in collaboration with a reputed West German Company, AL SANEA CHEMICAL PRODUCTS has been set-up in Kuwait, with an objective to manufacture chlorinated isocyanurates, a stabilized dry organic chlorine powder, using indigenous raw materials. Through several years of research and development works, today we have grown to the biggest private sector chemical company in Kuwait, covering a wide range of chemical products, to meet the various requirements of every industry in the country.