Procurement Officer

Job description / Role

Job Summary:

Reporting to Procurement Manager in order to deliver business objectives and targets to optimize company resources, within own area of responsibility.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing of goods, and services to meet the company’s operational requirements.
• Run tenders, evaluate bids, and make recommendations.
• Managing supplier relations and maintain the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation and continually improve purchasing strategies
• Ensures completion of tasks in an effective and efficient way according to agreed objectives, budget, procedures, and specification; provides reporting as required.
• Resolves or/and escalates conflict and provides solutions and executes corrective actions.
Contributes and manages within defined information systems and working procedures to ensure quality of product and service to the customer

Requirements

Qualifications Education:

• Degree educated and 3-5 years’ relevant work experience in a similar role in food and beverage industry
• Professional qualification in SCM/logistics preferred
• Experience of working in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
• Food hygiene and H&S related work experience preferred
• Demonstrable experience of taking accountability, positive attitude to work and able to work to tight deadlines

About the Company

The foundation of Innovative Foods Co. was laid down back in 1992 when the restaurant industry was at its fancy stage in Saudi Arabia and international restaurant brands were just starting to penetrate the market.

Saudi young entrepreneur's university graduates successfully conceived and launched a restaurant concept namely 2in1, it was the success of the 2in1 restaurant brand that led them to explore more opportunities like the untapped market potential in the shawarman sandwich category.

It was clear from the initial brainstorming sessions that consumers love the most popular Arabic sandwich - shawarma, and we need to do is to elevate the experience in terms of consistent quality, variety in flavors, and a clear and hospitable environment for customers to enjoy their favorite sandwich. Shawarmer as a concept was conceived in 1999 and, as the phrase goes "the rest is history......"