Procurement Controller

Job description / Role

The main purpose of this position is to direct and coordinate the work of buyers engaged in purchasing supplies, manage supplier and customer relationships, ensure standards and budgets are met, suggest improvements and keep the department and staff updated to emerging trends in the markets.

• Reviews and approves purchase activities in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions ensuring work is done in timely and cost effective ways.
• Implements and ensures application of procurement strategy and policies; introduces improvements to the workflow.
• Tracks purchasing daily activities following up on requested items, buyer reports, receipt of goods and other related criteria.
• Checks and approves recommended suppliers as per comparison sheets prepared by the buyers showing prices offered, discounts, payment and delivery terms, volume of turnover...
• Ensures that price lists are properly filled and updated.
• Ensures that freight, custom and clearance operations are completed properly, that overseas report is updated and that end users are aware of the status of their orders.
• Handles customer grievances and claims against suppliers when necessary.
• Represents the company in negotiating contracts and formulating contracts with suppliers.
• Builds strong relationships with country management
• Use KPI’s and dashboards to systematically assess ad develop supplier performance across the UAE
• Ensures that the department is updated to meet changes in customer needs and market trends.
• Builds and develops relationships with key suppliers and customers; ensures supplier evaluation forms are always updated observing nonconformance for corrective actions.
• Continually develops expertise to support growth for new projects.
• Monitors macro trends in supplier and contract bases and formulates plans to react.
• Analyses the annual client satisfaction survey, approves recommended action.
• Follows up on personnel related issues and monitors staff performance.
• Appraises staff performance and identifies training opportunities.
• Approves attendance and absence including leaves of all types.
• Participates in staffing and promotion decisions and communicates to the concerned.
• Reviews departmental KPIs on monthly basis driving efficiencies to ensure actual performance meets planned performance on processing orders, receiving goods from suppliers, generating savings, stock turnover, fast and slow moving items
• Forecasts procurement needs and approves budgets.
• Ensures that all purchases are within set budgets prior to signing purchase orders; approves reallocation as necessary.
• To deliver the assets and manpower on time, within budget and matching set out specifications
• Find premises and manage all procurement for construction activities for facilities, sites and camps
• Negotiation of all contracts
• Implement all procurement systems, policies, procedures and staffing for the new entity
• Responsible for ensuring all temporary contracts are in place in relation to temporary accommodation, temporary manpower, transport etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Purchasing or Supply Chain Management.
• Minimum of 6 years of Supply Chain/Procurement experience; of which 4 years in a supervisory role.
• Previous experience of undertaking major procurement under UAE regulation.
• Must be flexible, adaptable and motivated by constant change. Proven success in an ever changing, entrepreneurial and fast-paced environment.

About the Company

Averda is the leading provider of waste management services to emerging markets. For over 35 years, Averda has been continuously improving living and working environments for millions of people by providing effective and transformative city cleaning and waste management services.

Averda was built on the idea that clean streets are one of the cornerstones of growth and prosperity, delivering safer, healthier environments for communities to flourish.

As urban populations continue to boom across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Averda is uniquely placed to work with fast-growing countries to develop long-term and sustainable waste management solutions for cities and expanding urban centres.