Key responsibilities

• Devising and using fruitful procurement and sourcing strategies.

• Establishing and maintaining supplier relationships by serving as a single point of contact for contractual matters.

• Managing record keeping for all contract-related correspondence and documentation.

• Providing contract-related issue resolution, both internally and externally.

• Monitoring and completing contract close-out, extension, or renewal, as appropriate.

• Communicating contract-related information to all stakeholders.

• Discovering profitable suppliers and initiating procurement partnerships.

• Negotiating with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.

• Approving the ordering of necessary goods and services.

• Finalizing purchase details of orders and deliveries.

• Examining and testing existing contracts.

• Tracking and reporting key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.

• Collaborating with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the Organization.

• Foreseeing alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients.

• Expecting unfavorable events through analysis of data and preparing control strategies.

• Performing risk management for supply contracts and agreements.

• Controlling spend and building a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.

• Drafting, evaluating, negotiating, and executing contracts.

Skills

• Computer skills are often an important part of the job, so managers should have knowledge of computer software programs and Internet-related applications.

• Strong research and strategic analytical skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written, in Arabic and English.

• Excellent interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills.

• Collaborative and team-focused work style.

• Excellent negotiations skills.

• Presentable, well-behaving, leading, and highly diplomatic personality.

• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as dexterity in “reading” the market.

• Talent in negotiations and networking.

• Good knowledge of supplier or third-party management software.

• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers.

• Experience in collecting and analyzing data.

Job Details

• Job Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia

• Company Industry: Oil & Gas

• Company Type: Employer (Private Sector)

• Job Role: Purchasing and Procurement

• Employment Type: Full Time Employee

• Monthly Salary Range: Unspecified

• Number of Vacancies: 1