Summary
Al Ghurair is hiring a Procurement Officer in Dubai. The role processes purchase requisitions and orders, sources and negotiates with suppliers, tracks materials costs against budgets, and coordinates delivery requirements with internal teams. Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree and have 2–4 years of relevant experience in aluminium and glass or purchasing. Knowledge of international façade systems and their components is required.
The posting
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To process, procure and manage purchase requisitions and purchase orders for materials, obtaining best available prices and payment terms, whilst adhering to required standards/specs. and within required delivery timelines in order to achieve project schedules.
Strategic:
• N/A.
Operational:
- Ensure timely processing of PR's and PO's issued to suppliers within 3-4 working days and materials delivered as per specifications.
- Economical procurement, beating the budget and market prices, maintain complete purchase records project wise and item wise.
- Maintain Materials cost control sheets as per the PR's project wise and Prepare monthly savings reports against budget.
- Monitoring of project costs (materials purchase) against the approved budget, materials and quantities comparison and obtaining variance explanation and approvals.
- Coordination with Technical, Planning, Factory, Store to clarify the materials descriptions and delivery requirements.
- Monitor and coordinate with suppliers for timely delivery of materials at locations, materials not delivered as required/ defective/ shortages etc.
- Sourcing new products and trusted suppliers and negotiating better terms, prices, deliveries and services based on the required specifications.
People Management:
- Dimensions
- Y2010
- Direct Reporting Staff - 1
- Materials Budget - AED million.
- Materials Procured - AED million.
Product/Process Improvement:
• N/A.
Education & Certifications:
• Bachelors Degree.
Knowledge & Skill:
- Ability to understand the requirements and specifications.
- Technical knowledge of various international façade systems and all components of facade industry.
- Basic Knowledge of contractual issues.
- Awareness of local and international procurement sources.
Experience:
- Minimum of 2-4 years of relevant experience in the field of Aluminium & Glass or in purchasing.
- Must be familiar with procurement of materials and have knowledge and experience in same or related field.