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Join Our Team as a Procurement Specialist!
We are seeking a skilled Procurement Specialist to join Alesayi Beverages Co. Ltd, located in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. In this role, you will be integral to our operations, focusing on sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing essential goods and services to fulfill our company's operational and strategic needs.

About the Role
The Procurement Specialist is responsible for ensuring cost-effectiveness, timely delivery, and compliance with quality standards while fostering strong relationships with suppliers and collaborating with internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sourcing goods and services.
• Negotiating contracts.
• Purchasing goods and services.
• Ensuring cost-effectiveness.
• Maintaining timely delivery.
• Ensuring compliance with quality standards.
• Building relationships with suppliers.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders.

Required Skills:

• Strong negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Analytical thinking.
• Attention to detail.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in procurement.
• Knowledge of supply chain management.

About the Role:
As a Procurement Specialist at Premium Food Company Ltd, you will be responsible for executing procurement activities efficiently, ensuring that the company's requirements for materials and services are met with the right quality, at the right time, and at the best possible cost. This role adheres strictly to company policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Handle daily purchasing activities in line with company policies and procedures.
• Source new suppliers, evaluate existing ones, and maintain long-term professional relationships.
• Prepare and send Requests for Quotation (RFQs), analyze proposals, and compare offers in terms of quality, price, and delivery terms.
• Negotiate with suppliers to achieve the best commercial and technical conditions.
• Follow up on purchase orders to ensure timely delivery of materials/services.
• Coordinate shipping and customs clearance processes for international purchases when required.
• Maintain accurate records of contracts, invoices, and all procurement-related documentation.
• Contribute to the development of procurement policies and continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Prepare regular reports on supplier performance and procurement status.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, technical specifications, safety requirements, and local/international regulations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Procurement, or a related field.
• 24 years of proven experience in procurement (local and/or international).
• Solid knowledge of supply chain and logistics processes.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Personal Skills:

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong time management and prioritization abilities.
• Team player with strong collaboration skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities.

Job Purpose:
Provides support and executes the assigned tasks and responsibilities to optimize project costs, ensure compliance with contracts, and enhance value for the organization through rigorous quantity surveying, market analysis, and effective review of Request for Proposals (RFPs).

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide support in reviewing RFPs from internal departments, assessing project requirements, ensuring alignment with specifications and standards, and challenging quantities and costs to optimize project budgets and resource allocation.
• Provide support in surveying market costs for materials, labor, and services to benchmark against proposed project costs and identify potential savings, enhancing cost-effectiveness.
• Provide support in ensuring that proposed project costs and specifications comply with organizational standards, industry norms, and legal requirements, mitigating risks and ensuring compliance.
• Provide support in developing and implementing cost control strategies to prevent project budget overruns, closely monitoring expenses throughout project lifecycles.
• Provide support in identifying opportunities for project cost optimization without compromising quality, efficiency, or compliance, fostering resource efficiency.