Job Description

-Starting up every purchase cycle by receiving a MRP from requesting departments including full specification of the request and finishing by warehouse arrival notice to requesting departments -Perform and coordinate all foreign commercial activities and affairs such as searching and evaluating suppliers, based on price, quality, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and reputation and history to make the best purchase package. -Developing relations with suppliers -Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives -Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine suitable supplier -Negotiate with suppliers on payment methods -Prepare purchase orders -Responsible for the supervision and execution of all issues related to procurement procedure -Prepare, archive and review orders and purchasing files and price list -Monitor changes that affect the supply and demand conditions, international trade, follow market conditions, price trends and potential future markets -Cooperate in exhibitions and customer visits with our international partners -Capable to handle all formalities for: import / export affairs, deliveries, customs, shipment, insurance, banking and payment -Check reliability of new forwarders, carriers, shipping lines and new sources -Prepare and handle all necessary documentation from Proforma Invoice to shipping documents -Ensure that purchased goods and services are delivered on time and as per the agreement -Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other possible problems -Monitor shipments to ensure that goods loaded on time -Following up every single task individually to ensure all necessary actions are done in details in order to maintain a safe, reliable and reasonable purchase cycle -Be up-to-dated about current regulations and monitor applicable law changes for better dealing with customs, truck, sea and air freight, documents and payment methods -In case of necessity, shall work on public holidays as well