Procurement Specialist
Full time
at DSV Global Transport and Logistics Abu Dhabi
in
UAE
Posted on February 8, 2025
Job details
Responsibilities:
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with suppliers and vendors.
- Calculating costs and establishing spending limits.
- Investigating all suppliers and vendors.
- Following and enforcing the company’s procurement guidelines.
- Establishing contacts with current suppliers and looking for new sources that offer the desired product at a reasonable price.
- Ensuring that approved purchases are of high quality and cost-effective.
- Keeping track of purchase history and other important data.
- Examining vendor bids to determine if they meet the business’s standards.
- Preparing plans for the purchase of supplies, services, and equipment.
- Ensuring that the materials and products meet quality standards.
- Collaborating with team members to complete tasks as needed.
- Keeping and updating a supplier list and database.
- Recommending new products or services that may increase sales or improve a company’s effectiveness.
- Visiting manufacturing plants or distribution centers, attending trade shows, conversing with vendors, and so on.
- Maintaining a sufficient supply of items required for daily operations by monitoring inventory levels.
- Conducting market research to locate potential vendors, goods, and services to meet an organization’s needs.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or supply chain.
- 2 years of demonstrated experience as a procurement officer or in a comparable role in spare parts of equipment and machineries.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office with excellent skills in Excel.
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
- A strong analytical and strategic thinking ability.
- Understanding of the contract’s terms and the supplies.
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Warehousing
- Courier
- Buying
- Purchase
- Procurement
- Procurement
- Leasing
- Purchasing
- Procurement Logistics
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