Senior Specialist - Purchasing
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About the Role
Abu Dhabi Ports seeks a Senior Purchasing Specialist to manage tendering, purchase orders, and supplier evaluation. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Procurement or related field and 6-8 years of experience in pre- and post-award management.
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Responsibilities
- Advise cluster stakeholders in development of yearly procurement plans and ensure compliance with policies
- Attend pre tender meetings, understand purchasing needs, and review purchase orders
- Negotiate purchasing agreements, evaluate materials and products to meet business specifications
- Review and evaluate best suppliers, vendors, and bidders
- Facilitate approvals for purchasing invoices and ensure accuracy
- Evaluate purchasing variations and claims and prepare recommendations for corporate procurement approval
- Stay updated on industry trends and review cost effective solutions by devising tender strategies
- Prepare reports to management on cluster purchasing activities, status, issues, and enhancement plans
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration or related field
- Minimum 6 8 years of experience in a similar role
- Experience in pre award and post award management
- Good knowledge of procurement regulations and industry standards
- High level of proficiency in English; working knowledge of Arabic is highly desirable
- Strong negotiation and relationship management skills
- Strong analytical and research skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively
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Overview
- To be responsible for tendering and award of purchase orders and, where needed, post award support in relation to awarded purchase orders in the cluster.
Core Responsibilities
- Advise cluster’s stakeholders in the development of yearly procurement plans and ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
- Attend pre tender meetings in the cluster, understand purchasing needs and demand, and review purchasing orders.
- Negotiate cluster’s purchasing agreements, evaluate materials and products to meet the required business specifications, review purchasing scope of work.
- Review and evaluate the best suppliers, vendors and bidders to supply the required goods in the cluster.
- Facilitate approvals for purchasing invoices and ensure accuracy.
- Evaluate purchasing variations and claims and prepare recommendations for corporate procurement approval.
- Stay updated on industry trends and review cost effective solutions by devising appropriate tender strategies.
- Prepare reports to management on cluster’s purchasing activities, status, issues and enhancement plans.
Educational and Technical Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration or a related field. Master's degree is a plus
- High level of proficiency in English; working knowledge of Arabic is highly desirable.
- A minimum of 6 8 years of experience in a similar role
- Experience in pre award and post award management.
- Good knowledge of procurement regulations and industry standards
- Ability to understand strategic issues and hold an overall perspective of the organization.
- Strong negotiation and relationship management skills.
- Strong analytical and research skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
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