Buyer

Job Overview

The Buyer is tasked with acquiring materials, components, tooling, services, and indirect goods essential for business operations. The role focuses on securing purchases that offer the best overall value from approved suppliers and ensuring timely delivery to support operational and production needs. This position is pivotal in managing supplier relationships, optimizing costs, and enforcing procurement compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and procure direct and indirect materials, tooling, capital equipment, and services required by the organization.
• Issue requests for quotations to approved and potential suppliers, assess responses, and recommend optimal commercial and technical solutions.
• Manage purchase orders through the ERP system, verifying specifications, quantities, pricing, and delivery details.
• Track and expedite outstanding purchase orders to guarantee punctual delivery and address supply risks.
• Build and sustain robust relationships with suppliers to assure dependable supply and ongoing improvements.
• Participate in supplier qualification and evaluation adhering to procurement standards.
• Monitor supplier performance using metrics such as delivery timeliness, quality, responsiveness, and service.
• Resolve supplier performance issues and escalate persistent problems when needed.
• Lead supplier negotiations on pricing, payment terms, lead times, and contract terms.
• Identify and apply cost reduction strategies through competitive sourcing, supplier consolidation, and value engineering.
• Oversee supplier contracts, framework agreements, and annual pricing arrangements.
• Coordinate with Planning, Warehouse, Operations, and Finance to align purchase activities with inventory levels and business objectives.
• Manage inventory monitoring to ensure effective replenishment and prevent stock imbalances.
• Assist in resolving invoice issues, receipt challenges, and supplier-related document discrepancies.
• Ensure adherence to company policies, approval limits, and ethical procurement practices.
• Generate procurement reports covering spend analysis, supplier performance, cost savings, and purchasing trends.
• Maintain comprehensive purchasing and supplier documentation within the ERP system.
• Support audit processes by providing required procurement documentation.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related fields.
• 3 to 5 years of procurement or purchasing experience in manufacturing, industrial, or production environments.
• Proficiency with ERP procurement platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or equivalents.
• Strong skills in negotiation, supplier management, and commercial decision-making.
• Understanding of both direct and indirect materials procurement in manufacturing settings.
• Analytical capability with expertise in Microsoft Excel for conducting spend analysis and reporting.
• Professional procurement certifications like CIPS are advantageous.
• Effective communication skills in English; proficiency in Arabic is preferred.