Purchasing Specialist
Role Overview
Sources and purchases materials, equipment, services, and subcontractor requirements for construction and real estate development projects.
Ensures timely, cost-effective procurement, quality compliance, continuous supply, and effective supplier relationships.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Sources and purchases materials, equipment, services, and subcontractor requirements for construction and real estate development projects.
Ensures timely, cost-effective procurement, quality compliance, continuous supply, and effective supplier relationships.
Procurement and supplier management
- Source construction materials, equipment, tools, machinery, and operational supplies; obtain and evaluate multiple supplier quotations.
- Prepare RFQs, purchase orders, and procurement documentation; negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and contract conditions.
- Check purchases against project specifications, quality standards, and budgets; monitor market prices and supplier performance.
- Maintain supplier databases, evaluate suppliers, build vendor relationships, identify alternative sources, and resolve supplier quality, delivery, and invoicing issues.
Project, inventory, and logistics coordination
- Coordinate with project managers, site engineers, and quantity surveyors and ensure timely delivery to project sites.
- Track material needs against schedules and construction progress, manage long-lead items, and coordinate new-project mobilisation.
- Monitor stock and replenishment, prevent shortages and excess inventory, and support cost-saving initiatives through strategic sourcing.
- Maintain purchase records, assist with budget monitoring and forecasting, and coordinate procurement across multiple project sites.
- Follow up on deliveries and shipments, coordinate transport, track delays, and work with warehouse and site teams on receipt of goods.
Documentation and compliance
- Maintain purchase orders, contracts, supplier agreements, and procurement records.
- Follow company procurement policies and approval procedures and comply with legal and contractual obligations.
- Verify invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes; coordinate payments and supplier reconciliations with finance.
Construction and real estate procurement
- Procure cement, steel, concrete products, MEP and finishing materials, and site equipment.
- Support residential, commercial, mixed-use, and infrastructure projects and align procurement with project timelines and client requirements.
- Review technical specifications and BOQs with engineering teams and assist with subcontractor and service-provider sourcing when required.
Pay
- Pay is QAR 4,500–5,500 per month.
Work location
- Work location is in person.
Requirements
- Source construction materials, equipment, tools, machinery, and operational supplies.
- Obtain and evaluate quotations from multiple suppliers and vendors.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and contract conditions with suppliers.
- Ensure purchases meet project specifications, quality standards, and budget requirements.
- Coordinate procurement with project managers, site engineers, and quantity surveyors; review technical specifications and BOQs with engineering teams.
- Monitor material requirements and procurement deadlines across multiple project sites.
- Maintain accurate procurement records and ensure compliance with company policies, approval procedures, and legal and contractual obligations.
- Coordinate with finance on supplier payments and reconciliations; verify invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes.
- Coordinate transportation, deliveries, and receipt of materials with warehouse and site teams.
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