Purchaser - Large Private Estate - Middle East (Ref: HRE - BB - 123)

PURCHASER - LARGE PRIVATE ESTATE - MIDDLE EAST

Start Date: May/June 2022
Location: Saudi Arabia

PACKAGE

• Live in - all expenses paid
• Medical Insurance
• Flight Allowance SAR5,000 PA
• 1 month’s vacations PA.
• 12-Month renewable contract

BACKGROUND

• Candidate ideally has at least a Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree in Business/Commercial, preferably related to finance or equivalent.
• Must have current driver’s license
• Proven work experience as a Purchaser or similar
• Proven purchasing experience, preferably within a luxury hospitality and/or private estate environment
• Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures
• Arabic language skills would be highly regarded
• Knowledge of Riyadh markets, repair centres and shopping areas highly regarded

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Ability to add value, reduce costs and make business improvements
• Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem solving abilities
• Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines
• Commercially and financially aware
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy
• Contract management and supplier experience
• Project management experience
• Strong technical knowledge and understanding of hospitality processes and components and supply chain management
• Computer literate, to include advanced Excel skillsF
• Fluent in English.
• Ability to research products online, to find local suppliers of parts and materials
• Good communication skills, numerical literacy
• Ability to negotiate to get favorable trade terms
• Clean driving license

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Purchase goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.

• General and Task Management
• Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible
• Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required
• Develop creative and innovative procurement processes
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
• Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures and guidance during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
• Explore alternate sources for goods and materials
• Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues People management
• Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities
• Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact
• Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, in particular when there is a risk which could prevent the organisation meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns
• Support product change requests and review and communicate the impact on capacity plans
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communications Self Management
• Confident, rounded thinking
• Is self aware
• Is assertive, optimistic and open to change
• Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others
• Proactively contributes to the team
• Resilient, self motivated and able to work well under pressure