Company Profile

The position exists with a large multinational principal company involved in the business of manufacturing and distribution of escalators and elevators.

Job Description

 Reporting to the Finance Director, this position will take over complete responsibility of the procurement function for the GCC region. The selected person will implement sourcing strategies to support corporate and divisional objectives providing the company a competitive advantage in the areas of materials, supplies and services. Beginning with the preparation of the annual procurement plan, he will manage, facilitate and drive continuous improvement in all aspects of the procurement process; locate, analyze and develop a consolidated supplier base in order to meet current and future material requirements; conduct a periodical assessment of vendors and update their performance; pre-qualify subcontractors / suppliers & issue tenders and manage suppliers / sub contractor’s cost, quality , delivery & performance; ensure appropriate authorizations and documentation obtained for Order Confirmations, contract sign-off etc. and manage, compile & issue subcontract documents that are fair and reasonable to both parties giving the required level of contractual protection to the company. In addition, the person will provide comprehensive advice / assistance to other departments in identifying innovative competitive solutions / proposals and evaluate revisions, variations and approve price increase. The person we seek must be an engineer with about 8 to 10 years of experience of procurement of standard technical products, spare parts, assets as well as all kinds of procurement related to administration and housekeeping.  

Candidate Profile

The person we seek must be an engineer with about 8 to 10 years of experience of procurement of standard technical products, spare parts, assets as well as all kinds of procurement related to administration and housekeeping