Director - Purchasing

About Red Sea Coastal Trading Company

Job Responsibilities

• Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation.
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power.
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers.
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand.
• Establish contracts to ensure negotiated prices are available for all operating items required for the hotel.
• Ensure that all order receiving dates are updated by the buyers according to the supplier’s promised delivery dates.
• Ensure that all authorized or approved purchase orders are sent to their respective suppliers/vendors for delivery purposes on a daily basis.
• Ensure & verify that quotations are regularly updated, and supplier’s new current price lists are maintained.
• Research and identify new products and services for the hotel in the market.
• Check, explain if needed, and approve delivered items discrepancy report issued by cost control regarding price and quantity order variances.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of procurement and supply chain experience with 5+ years in a senior leadership/director-level role.
• Experience managing large procurement spend across multiple categories (Direct & Indirect).
• Experience developing procurement strategies and category management frameworks.
• Strong sourcing and contract negotiation experience.
• Experience implementing procurement policies, governance, and controls.
• Supplier relationship management and supplier performance improvement.
• Spend analysis, cost optimization, and savings delivery.
• Procurement transformation and process improvement initiatives.
• Managing cross-functional stakeholders (Finance, Operations, Commercial, Legal, Logistics).
• Experience within FMCG, Hospitality, Retail, Distribution, Industrial, Construction, or similar large-scale environments.