Purchasing Officer

The Purchasing Officer is responsible for managing the procurement of construction materials, equipment, and subcontracted services to support project execution across UAE sites. The role involves sourcing and negotiating with suppliers, ensuring compliance with project specifications, budgets, and timelines, and coordinating closely with site, planning, and technical teams to ensure timely delivery, cost control, and quality standards.

• Review Purchase Requests (PRs) and allocate the requested items from the existing warehouse inventory; in order to ensure availability in stock.
• Maintain ongoing communication with the warehouse team to ensure that existing materials are excluded from future purchase orders.
• Conduct comprehensive surveys to identify potential market suppliers for unavailable items and bulk orders; to address shortages in inventory and fulfil purchase requests.
• Contact suppliers to get price quotations and proposals and negotiate prices for the needed items and equipment, clarified through Purchase Requests (PRs), to obtain optimal deals.
• Evaluate suppliers' offers based on factors such as quality, price, payment terms, and delivery time; ensuring the procurement of materials at the most cost-effective rates without compromising on quality.
• Prepare and process purchase orders (POs) in a timely manner and address any issues that may arise.
• Conduct daily follow-ups on both sent and received Purchase Requests (PR) and Purchase Orders (POs) to ensure timely processing.
• Liaise with engineers to obtain precise specifications of the required items, to ensure a precise and technically efficient procurement process.
• Communicate with suppliers frequently to obtain new price lists, whenever relevant, to remain updated about prices of materials and suppliers in the market.
• Coordinate effectively with the logistics department to request transportation of materials from suppliers to warehouses and sites.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in a similar role is required.
• Proven experience in the UAE market is mandatory.
• Proven experience in the construction industry is required.

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