Procurement Engineer

Role purpose

Procurement

• Process approved requirements, purchase requests, and confirmed project orders; prepare purchase orders and verify product specifications.
• Compare supplier quotations and negotiate pricing, lead times, payment and freight terms, and delivery conditions.
• Follow up on production, packing, documentation, shipment readiness, delays, and shortages; maintain supplier and purchasing records.
• Coordinate supplier payments with Accounts.

Logistics and shipping

• Arrange sea, air, courier, and land shipments; obtain and compare freight quotations.
• Coordinate suppliers, freight forwarders, customs agents, and transport companies.
• Prepare and check invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, bills of lading or air waybills, and delivery documents.
• Track shipments, report delays, coordinate customs clearance and delivery, and maintain shipment records.

Store and inventory control

• Manage incoming and outgoing stock and inspect deliveries against purchase orders and packing lists.
• Verify quantities, models, specifications, and condition; promptly report damaged, missing, incorrect, or defective items.
• Record stock movements and maintain records for available, reserved, delivered, returned, and damaged goods, samples, and spare parts.
• Conduct physical counts, reconcile system records, organize the store, and safely store sensitive or expensive lighting products.

Project deliveries and documentation

• Coordinate project requirements with Sales and Operations, reserve stock, and prepare scheduled site deliveries.
• Coordinate deliveries with electricians, drivers, site engineers, and customers; ensure correct materials and quantities reach each project.
• Track partial deliveries, pending balances, shortages, replenishment, and project returns.
• Prepare delivery notes, obtain signed delivery records and proof of delivery, schedule transport, and optimize delivery costs.

Warranty and internal coordination

• Track defective products and warranty claims, coordinate replacements, and follow replacements through delivery to customers.
• Work with management, Sales, Operations, technical and installation teams, Accounts, drivers, suppliers, factories, and freight providers.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in procurement, logistics, inventory, or warehouse management.
• A diploma or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business administration, engineering, or a related field is preferred.
• UAE experience is preferred.
• Experience in lighting, electrical products, or construction materials is mentioned in the source qualification list.

Performance measures