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Ref: LP518-07
Job description / Role
- Devise and employ fruitful sourcing strategies
- Discover the most profitable suppliers and initiate business partnerships
- Negotiate with external vendors to secure the most advantageous terms
- Finalize details of orders and deliveries
- Examine and re-evaluate existing contracts
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
- Collaborate with key persons to ensure the clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
- Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
- Perform risk management regarding supply contracts and agreements
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
Requirements
- 3-8 years proven working experience in procurement for Pharmaceutical company – local as well as international
- Should have worked in Microbiological or R&D Facility or Analytical testing
- Knowledge of procurement of opex, capex & services are required
- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market
- Talent in negotiations and networking
- Good knowledge of supplier or third party management software
- BSc. or equivalent, a degree in supply chain management, logistics or Business Administration
Should have the following skill sets:
- Communication, active listening and learning, reading comprehension, coordination, judgment and decision making, organization, time management, writing, service orientation, negotiation, and mathematics
- Experience working in SAP
- Accounting knowledge would be an added advantage.
About the Company
talent is a leading human resources company in the GCC. For almost 15 years, we have provided our clients with successful candidates for senior and mid-management positions regionally.
talent is the pioneer for Retained Search in the GCC with years of experience in the region and unmatched reliability.
We have been setting new benchmarks in excellence by providing clients with the very best in international human resource consulting and executive search solutions.
At talent, we provide our clients with an unbeatable combination of global reach and access to information and resources, combined with strategic insight and regional expertise.
Our extensive global network, time-efficient search process, broad industry and regional expertise, provide us with the competitive advantage necessary to recruit and develop a world-class team for your business.