Purchasing Manager (Local & Foreign)

Job Objectives:

• Plan, direct and manage the activities of foreign and local buyers.
• Develop and execute purchasing, sourcing strategies and protocol.
• Ensure purchasing and sourcing compliance with company policies.
• Managing the company’s supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending
• Generating and implementing efficient sourcing and category management strategies
• Analyzing and calculating costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure

Job Accountabilities:

• Manage foreign and local purchasing cycle for the company.
• Develop department policy and procedure.
• Arrange vendor contracts, bargain for best costs, and observe quality of the purchased materials.
• Select sources based upon analysis.
• Evaluate international suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the suppliers’ reputation and history.
• Set the criteria for selecting different suppliers and vendors.
• Negotiate with internal / local suppliers for contracts.
• Expedite purchase orders by identifying and resolving vendor or shipment problems.
• Take corrective actions in case of any conflicts or violation towards national laws and regulations from the company’s side.
• Work closely with the planning department to start purchasing according to the production plan previously set by planning team.
• Review & approve all payment documents before submitting to finance.
• Contribute all PR on the different sections in the department.
• Approve all orders before sending to supplier.
• Approve all comparisons and ensure that the selected supplier meet the required quality, best price and other conditions.
• Lead the sourcing team members to find the suitable source for the required materials or services.
• Monitor the sourcing procedures and strategies in order comply with the corporate vision
• Improve the cross-functional activates of sourcing team.
• Execute cost reduction commitments through the identification, development and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Prepare monthly / quarterly reports to monitor the department performance.
• Leads supervisors and senior specialists to achieve department objectives
• Develops, implements and maintains procurement policies and review on a regular basis to ensure best practices.