Procurement Executive
Role Overview
Manage purchasing, vendor management, and logistics across manufacturing and company-wide needs, including materials, services, equipment, and contracts.
The role covers production, packaging, logistics, administration, office operations, and other departments.
Key Skills for This Role
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Position overview
Manage purchasing, vendor management, and logistics across manufacturing and company-wide needs, including materials, services, equipment, and contracts.
The role covers production, packaging, logistics, administration, office operations, and other departments.
Procurement and purchasing
- Manage end-to-end production and non-production procurement, including raw materials, ingredients, packaging, machinery, spares, office items, and operational needs.
- Obtain and compare quotations, negotiate terms, prepare purchase orders and requisitions, and ensure timely supply.
- Source and develop local and international suppliers; manage relationships, performance, pricing, payment terms, quality, and delivery issues.
- Coordinate shipments, transport, freight forwarders, couriers, clearing agents, customs documentation, tracking, and delivery schedules.
- Work with warehouse, inventory, production, and other departments; arrange urgent purchases and collections when required.
- Manage office, facilities, maintenance, events, exhibitions, marketing, and general company procurement.
- Monitor budgets and savings opportunities; maintain purchasing records, track orders and payments, and prepare reports and cost comparisons.
- Follow procurement policies and approval procedures.
Requirements and qualifications
- UAE manufacturing-industry experience and at least 5 years of UAE procurement and purchasing experience are mandatory.
- A valid UAE driving licence is mandatory.
- Food, chocolate, confectionery, or FMCG manufacturing experience is highly preferred.
- Knowledge of local and global suppliers, sourcing, logistics, international markets, import/export, shipping documents, and customs coordination.
- Experience in production and general office procurement; strong negotiation, vendor management, and cost-control skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel, and procurement or ERP systems; strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Able to manage multiple requests, work under pressure and tight deadlines, and travel locally for supplier visits, inspections, and urgent purchases.
Location and travel
- The posting gives a Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE location and describes local travel for supplier visits, inspections, and urgent purchases.
Performance measures
Performance measures include timely procurement, cost savings, supplier quality and reliability, minimal operational delays, accurate documentation, efficient shipment clearance, and responsiveness to requests.
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