JOB SUMMARY & DESCRIPTION
- The Procurement Manager will be responsible for overall strategic

sourcing and purchasing for the department while supervising custom clearance and

local/international purchasing of inventory, assets and services at the Corporate Office, Business

Units and regions.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
- Responsible for the planning, direction and execution of

purchasing services of the department while serving as purchasing advisor to other departments
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Plan the department’s budget by providing forecasted requirements based on identifying any

fluctuations in world markets affecting suppliers’ pricing or sourcing new suppliers for the

immediate future.
- Develop and manage strategic sourcing plans across the company to drive quality

service and leverage buying power to achieve cost efficiencies.
- Develop strategic sourcing for the

purchasing section and staff through:
* Liaising with Department Managers to identify sourcing

opportunities for suppliers based on their specific requirements in dealing with suppliers and

quality of their goods.
* Setting up contracts with suppliers globally through networking and

maintaining contacts with key suppliers to ensure an alternate supplier in case of problems

affecting supplier.
* Leading the supplier evaluation and negotiation process (using supplier

evaluation test compliance checklists) to decide on buy or make decisions for sourcing.
- Develop

strategic purchasing for the purchasing department and staff through:
* Developing a compliance

process for purchasing decisions to evaluate supplier quotations that utilizes appropriate

negotiation and purchasing techniques to ensure quality, price, delivery, and service.
*

Developing and managing a purchasing reporting system to meet Company and departmental

requirements.
* Reviewing and approving purchase orders for quality and conformity to company policy

(in accordance with Delegation of Authority).
* Reviewing and approving contracts, bids, proposals

and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specifications

(In accordance with Delegation of Authority).
- Reduce integral cost of acquisition of new suppliers

through improvement of Company policies and procedures (e.g. reducing time to add new supplier to

records and purchasing through improved decision making processes).
- Improve management procedures

to evaluate supplier’s performance using the following factors: cost, quality, delivery

performance and overall service level of suppliers.
- Ensure receiving of all purchase requests from

departments across the company in time through continuous improvement of purchasing systems.
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Manage the early involvement of suppliers in new projects, liaising with the Engineering & Projects

Department Chiefs.
- Coordinate with Warehousing Chief to optimize goods flow throughout the

company, through sharing of knowledge and integration of systems.
- Ensure that custom clearance

activities are carried out correctly and in a timely manner with accurate documentation.
- Resolve

complex custom clearance issues that are on a hold for a long time.
- Coordinate and facilitate the

liaison between Purchasing section and other departments including information sharing and joint

problem solving in regards to custom clearance or local/international purchasing issues.
- Maintain

the list of suppliers and vendors on continuous basis and ensure quality records keeping and filing

system.
- Supervise the negotiations with the suppliers regarding returns, rejections, adjustments

and supplier refunds for exempted shipments.

To apply for this job, contact us at:
Web site: http://www.bayt.com/en/job/?xid=448844
 

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