Procurement Coordinator/ Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

· Handles and responsible for sourcing, canvassing, selecting, purchasing goods from manufacturers, for wholesalers for retail sale.

· To enhance profits by acquiring suitable goods at competitive prices through sensible planning and careful purchasing.

· Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization

· Identifying customer preferences, monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers

· Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities

· Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and best practice tools and methods

· Manage the entire PO process to ensure optimal inventory.

· Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships.

· Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships

· Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and PO release process.

· Visit the market to research products & study market trends. Use the market visits to also add more suppliers to the base.

· Work with the WH to ensure correct in-warding of stocks as well as clear any other issues in the process

· Work with the content & merchandising teams to ensure the best visibility for the products procured.

· Ensure all reconciliations are done within the planned time for smooth payments. As a Buyer you will be responsible for sourcing, canvassing goods and services and managing vendors.

· Responsible in performing strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers.

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Self-Management

· Assertive, resilient and welcomes change

· Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together

· Proactively contributes to the team

· Actively committed to team’s development

· Is self-aware and optimistic

· Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealingsSkills and Attributes:

· Relevant experience in the buying of relevant category within GCC with leading retailers.

· Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers

· Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills.

· Analytical, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities.

· Able to manage time effectively, priorities tasks and achieve set targets.

· Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the customer order fulfilment as well as profitability.

· Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations.

· Keen attention to detail and accuracy.

· Preferable graduate degree in Commerce from university / College

Please send cv to . Thank you!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: AED4,000.00 - AED6,000.00 per month

Post date: Today
Publisher: Jobs in Dubai
Post date: Today
Publisher: Jobs in Dubai