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Procurement Specialist

GIT
Sheraton, Cairo
Posted 5 years ago
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Procurement Specialist Job Description
A procurement specialist is responsible for ensuring a company has the right materials and equipment necessary to function. The job description of a procurement specialist will involve meeting with salespersons and negotiating contracts.

Position Description:

  • Procurements specialists are responsible for evaluating suppliers in order to find the best deals possible on goods that are needed for business operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Comparesprices amongst various vendors in order to make sound purchasing decisions
  • Works within a given budget to purchase goods and services for an organization
  • Ensures that products are delivered in a timely manner, and that the quality of the goods received is satisfactory
  • Negotiates with contractors on price, mode of shipping, and delivery time
  • Orders goods such as office supplies on a continuing basis in order to maintain certain inventory levels
  • Checks invoices for accuracy, and authorizes the accounts payable department to issue payment
  • Evaluates the performance of certain vendors in order to decide whether or not to continue buying from them
  • Inventories items in order to determine which ones need to be purchased
  • Enters data concerning inventory and order amounts into a computer database

Job Requirements

  • Possesses strong negotiation skills
  • Has good verbal communications skills
  • Is timely in following up on contracts and checking on backordered items
  • Is capable of staying within a given budget
  • Has good math skills and is quickly able to calculate the cost of goods and services
  • Is trustworthy and does not abuse authority or misappropriate funds

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