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Our client is a leading retail group of companies operating across Saudi Arabia. They operate across the Kingdom with a large multicultural workforce and many retail sales outlets.

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Procurement Manager to lead their growing team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

KEY DUTIES:

·         Securing the procurements of local items according to the plan set by Company Management with ensuring the best prices, Quality & delivery Terms.

·         Plans Procurement in line with production plan, Sales targets & Stock levels with the organization.

·         Executing the buying process within the time parameters & ensure periodically the availability of all items needed in sufficient quantities for work.

·         Analyses information they manage to get in order to determine & recommend optimal local suppliers as well as processes to be applied effectively meet business requirements.

·         Compares quality & price of general requisites to ensure optimal cost efficiency.

·          Develops new / innovative ideas to achieve cost savings related to local items.

·         Updating & maintenance of local approved vendor database to ensure integrity & availability of general local items information.

·         Settling the supplier payments to maintain continuous positive relationships with vendors.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

·         5 + years of experience; some or all of which has been in the Grocery / Food Retail or Supermarkets sector.

·         Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, systems development, resource allocation, production methods, and coordination of people and resources                                                              

·         Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

·         Excellent PC skills, email, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint.

BENEFITS:

·       Salary package will reflect experience levels and will depend on the candidate

·       This will include a high quality benefits package - accommodation, transport etc