• Purchasing of all manufactured raw materials, packaging materials, commercial products, equipment, spare parts, promotional materials, etc.
• Processing of orders, documents, custom clearance, L/C’s, schedule of payments for machinery and other major capital items.
• Leading all price and supply negotiations.
• Controlling and reducing the cost of commercial products, raw and packaging materials.
• Developing alternative suppliers for major raw materials & commercial products.
• Optimising total value of stocks on hand and to ensure maximum stock turn consistent with production continuity.
• Ensuring that quantities of redundant packaging and over-aged materials are minimised.
• Training and developing the procurement team to cope up with the business challenges.
• Develop and upgrade the operating procedures and systems to be in line with the FMCG best practices.

Skills:

 Minimum of 5 years of experience in the same role within FMCG industry with local & international scope.
 Holds extremely high moral and ethical values.
 Self-initiative, and able to work under pressure.
 Strong negotiator
 Team Player, with excellent communication and people’s skills.
 Dedicated and career-oriented, and looking for a medium to long-term career opportunity.
 Fluent in English and Arabic, in reading, writing, and conversing.
 Presentable and pleasant.

Academic Qualifications:

• University degree in a business-related field. Higher academic qualifications, such as MBA, are highly valued.