Procurement Specialist

Job Description

• Responsible for following up the purchasing orders Tracking them and making the requested purchasing operations and procedures.
• In addition managing all banks procedures and negotiate with the suppliers on price terms of products.
• Interact with suppliers on a daily basis to resolve transaction issues and gather critical information invoices, tracking info, tax docs. etc.
• Responsible for appropriate supplier selection/bidding processes for selected purchase requests, and supplier and contract pricing validation for all purchase requests under category management responsibility.
• Responsible for managing projects to improve procurement processes.
• Responsible for supplier communication to resolve transaction issues.
• Responsible for resolving invoice price and terms discrepancies to enable order processing
• Coordinate with the supplier regarding the expected shipping time and confirm the documents required for shipment to avoid any problems that impede the shipping process.
• Follow up the arrival of the goods and coordinate with the customs clearance officer to end the customs release procedures.
• Follow up the arrival of the documents of the shipment (dues) to the bank and ensure its validity to avoid payment of any delay penalties.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• 3 -6 years experience in foreign purchasing in plastic industry,
• ERP system good knowledge, Sap is preferable.
• Very good English language speaking, writing and reading.
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical ability to adapt to different client needs and to develop and maintain successful working relationships
• Numeracy skills in order to analyze facts and figures
• A flair for negotiation and networking
• Tact and diplomacy
• Time management skills and the ability to deliver to deadlines .
• Resilience.