Foreign Purchasing Specialist

• Smart selection of approved international suppliers based on price, quality, service, support, availability, reliability, production, distribution capabilities, and supplier’s reputation and history. 
• Negotiate with international / National suppliers to achieve best material price offer and best service
• Review purchase requests received form planning department in terms of lead time , quantity , need by date & inventory of each material  to guarantee maximum value for the company
• Analyze price proposals and other data to determine the reasonable prices & terms,
• Prepare price comparisons to ensure the compliance with the agreed contract price & material purchase History Reviewing calculations of international freight charges
• Prepare foreign / Local purchase orders and manages their approval process
• Transmit and prioritize approved purchase orders and supporting documents to supplier & receive order acknowledgement
• Monitor shipments / orders to ensure that the goods are delivered on time and follow up undelivered goods or problems trace shipments.
• Review approved suppliers for each material on regular basis, to ensure that there are at least two approved suppliers for each material, & set an action plan to fulfill this objective
• Follow up on ongoing orders with the suppliers to ensure its compliance to the required shipping date.
• Establish new communication channels whether within the organization or external to facilitate the work.
• Monitor shipments to ensure that the goods are delivered on time and collaborate with other parties in case there is any problem to solve it.
• Issue purchase order as requested ensuring on time delivery of the required quantities.
• Issue purchase report reflecting the status of purchase orders even they are ongoing or done orders.
• Follow up on all the departments who have ongoing orders to prevent low/no stock with the warehouse department.
• Supply Research and Development department with newly discovered or invented materials, chemicals, and manufacturing techniques used globally.
• Review and approve the supplier’s performance every on regular basis. 

job requirements

0 to 2 years

Not Specified