Purchasing Manager
Cairo, EgyptPosted 2 years ago263Applicants for1 open position
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- As a Purchasing Manager you will be responsible for sourcing equipment, goods and services and managing vendors. The successful candidate will be able to perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
- Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
- Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
- Perform cost and scenario analysis, and bench marking
- Assess, manage and mitigate risks
- Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
- Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
- Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
Job Requirements
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
- BS degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration
- Interest in market dynamics along with business sense
- Solid judgement along with decision making skills
- Proven working experience as purchasing manager, agent or officer
- Working experience of vendor management software
- Minimum 10 years experience working as purchasing manager in Heavy Industry is a MUST