Procurement Officer
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About the Role
UrbaCon Contracting & Trading Company seeks a Procurement Officer in Doha to streamline sourcing, negotiate contracts, and ensure timely acquisition of goods and services. Requires 5+ years experience (3 relevant), a bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Engineering, and ERP/SAP knowledge.
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Responsibilities
- Define and communicate the supply strategy and its implications to inform and align stakeholders
- Make use of competitive insights to shape strategies that counter competitive threats
- Remove organizational barriers to delivering exceptional internal and/or external customer service
- Represent the organization in an honest, ethical and professional way
- Manage financial and budgetary based on the assigned area of responsibility
- Identify metrics, tools and processes to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies
- Lead the delivery of the savings and operating cash flow programs within their scope of category
- Continuously drive operational excellence in strategic sourcing
- Develop/follow superior procurement management strategies and practices to effectively reap maximum value from Procurement
- Formulate and manage a strategic plan that captures total procurement value to sustain a competitive edge
- Adapt Company wide use of best practices to support the organization in achieving strategic objectives
- Engage and collaborate with both key internal and external stakeholders to improve service while reducing supply cost
Requirements
- Minimum 5 year(s) working experience, 3 year(s) relevant working experience, 2 year (s) GCC is a plus
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Engineering
- Professional Qualification in Supply Chain/Logistics related course or any Related Technical Certificates
- ERP knowledge preferably SAP functional skills
- Profound knowledge of best in class purchasing capabilities
- Understanding of market dynamics and price discovery
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Job Summary
- The Procurement Officer is responsible to streamline sourcing processes, negotiate contracts, and ensure the timely acquisition of goods and services, thereby optimizing cost efficiency and maintaining inventory levels to meet organizational needs.
- They also cultivate supplier relationships, evaluate supplier performance, and enforce compliance with procurement policies and regulations to support operational objectives and drive strategic sourcing initiatives.
Job Responsibilities 1
- Define and communicate the supply strategy and its implications, to inform and align the respective stakeholders.
- Make use of competitive insights to shape strategies that counter competitive threats.
- Remove organizational barriers to delivering exceptional internal and/or external customer service.
- Represent the organization in an honest, ethical and professional way and encourage others to do so aligned with the operating framework.
- Manage financial and budgetary based on the assigned area of responsibility.
- Identify metrics, tools and processes to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies.
- Lead the delivery of the savings and operating cash flow programs within their scope of category (products/services).
- Continuously drive operational excellence in strategic sourcing.
- Develop/follow superior procurement management strategies and practices to effectively reap maximum value from Procurement.
- Formulate and manages a strategic plan that capture total procurement value to sustain a competitive edge.
- Adapt Company–wide use of best practices to support the organization in achieving strategic objectives and maximize business opportunities.
- Engage and collaborates with both key internal and external stakeholders to improve service while reducing supply cost.
Job Knowledge & Skills
- Profound knowledge of the requirements for best in class purchasing capabilities and a strong expertise and credibility in all areas of purchasing.
- Understanding of market dynamics and the concept of price discovery.
- An experienced negotiator in dealing and collaborating with suppliers.
- Good understanding of best practices in integrated supply chain management with experiences in other areas of the supply chain/operations a clear plus.
- ERP knowledge preferably SAP functional skills are a requirement to be successful in this role.
Job Experience
- Minimum 5 year(s) working experience, 3 year(s) relevant working experience, 2 year (s) GCC is a plus
Competencies
- Collaboration
- Material Forecasting L2
- Accountability
- Resilience
- Quality
- Leadership
- Purchasing Procedures L2
- E Procurement Tools L2
- Purchasing Benchmarking L2
- Materials Management L2
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Engineering
- Professional Qualification in Supply Chain/Logistics related course or any Related Technical Certificates
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