Senior Officer - Purchasing

***About Emirates Global Aluminium***

Job Purpose

Key Accountabilities

• Day- to-day operations
• Carry-out procurement functions (source, selection, tender, preparation, technical and commercial evaluation of bids, purchase order/contact placement, etc.) and ensures cost effective and timely delivery of products/services to the correct specification, meeting plants quality, technical and environmental requirement

Purchasing Needs

• Supports EGA’s annual raw and process materials procurement needs in order to meet purchasing plans and activities as per EGA’s requirements within the required timeframes
• Reviews where appropriate the raw and process materials procurement needs with the end users and warehouse to align the procurement plan deliveries with any updates

Purchasing Process

• Carry out end-to-end purchasing process and documentation for raw and process materials / general materials to ensure purchase requisitions are processed efficiently at competitive terms to meet EGA’s requirements

Tendering

• Performs the tender cycle and documentation ensuring compliance with approved standards and policies
• Reviews competing offers from suppliers to obtain and source optimal terms and conditions for supplies to provides recommendations to the line manager on the suitable supplier/s
• Raise purchase orders (POs) with agreed terms and conditions to ensure orders are executed timely

Vendor Relationships

• Monitors and evaluate suppliers’ performance to ensure that they are capable of providing EGA with the best supplies

Market Analysis

• Reports on the market pricing and trends for materials to ensure EGA maintains optimal deals on all materials procured

Safety, Quality & Environment

• Complies with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment

Related Assignments

• Performs other related duties or assignments as directed

Authority / Decision Making

• Thinking within clearly defined policies, principles and specific objectives, under readily available direction
• Work is subject to subject to periodic review against targets and the focus is on the delivery of medium-term results

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Science/Commercial Discipline/CIP

Minimum Experience

• 3-5 years UAE purchasing experience preferably in an aluminium smelter industry.

Skills

• Specialized in Engineering materials, equipment and spare parts. Preferably with working knowledge of ISO 9001 principles.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, MRP systems, SAP, purchasing computer system, order management, and planning tools.