Job Description
- Update the company’s database of qualified suppliers by identifying new ones and following-up the performance of current ones ensuring that the firm always keep more than a back-up supplier for each purchased item.
- Review and evaluate the received procurement requests, analyze technical specifications, commercial and legal aspects and determine the requested supplier (international/ local).
- Seek new sources of goods and services (local/abroad).
- Analyze bids, prepare comparative tables (quality, prices, delivery…), and organize site-visits –if necessary for the completion of the evaluation process.
- Follow-up and encourage improvement in supplier performance, including the reduction in the reject level, the percentage/ frequency of stock-outs, the number of emergency orders placed to cover shortage, negotiating and resolving difficult procurement issues.
Skills
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from a reputable University.
- 7-10 years of experience in Procurement Department ,preferably within food industries
- Has a great knowledge with shipping, insurance, Banking.
- Has a background with the stock markets
- Problem solving skills.
- Stakeholder Management.
- Analytical skills
- Time management skills.
- English language fluency
