Local Procurement Supervisor

To supervise, coordinate, and manage local procurement activities to ensure the timely availability of required materials, supplies, equipment, and services from local suppliers at competitive prices and in accordance with approved quality standards and specifications.

The role is responsible for optimizing procurement costs, maintaining effective supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures, controlling purchasing activities within approved budgets, and supporting uninterrupted business operations while achieving the best value for money.

• Supervise the execution of purchase requisitions received from various departments and ensure that all requests are complete and duly approved.
• Review purchase requisitions to verify specifications, quantities, priorities, and required delivery dates.
• Monitor the entire procurement cycle, from receipt of purchase requisitions through the issuance of purchase orders, delivery, receipt of goods or services, and closure of procurement transactions.
• Ensure the timely procurement of operational, administrative, and technical requirements to prevent shortages and operational disruptions.
• Ensure compliance with approved procurement policies, procedures, and financial and administrative authorization limits.

• Identify, evaluate, and qualify new local suppliers based on pricing, quality, reliability, delivery performance, and service standards.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with suppliers to improve service quality and strengthen long‑term business partnerships.
• Obtain quotations and conduct commercial and technical comparisons in coordination with the relevant departments.
• Negotiate prices, payment terms, delivery schedules, warranties, and after‑sales services to secure favorable commercial conditions.
• Monitor supplier performance and resolve issues related to delays, non‑conforming goods, pricing discrepancies, or contractual non‑compliance.
• Maintain and regularly update the supplier database, pricing records, and commercial terms.

• Identify and implement cost‑saving opportunities without compromising quality or operational requirements.
• Analyze supplier quotations and compare prices against historical purchasing data and prevailing local market rates.
• Monitor purchase order values and ensure compliance with approved budgets and authorization limits.
• Achieve procurement savings through effective negotiation, consolidated purchasing, improved commercial terms, and volume discounts where applicable.
• Prepare periodic reports on procurement expenditure, cost savings, price variances, and purchasing performance.

• Coordinate with requesting departments, warehouses, Finance, Accounts, Quality Control, Operations, and Maintenance to ensure smooth procurement, delivery, and payment processes.
• Monitor outstanding purchase orders and follow up with suppliers to ensure adherence to agreed delivery schedules.
• Resolve procurement‑related issues involving deliveries, invoices, quantities, specifications, and documentation in coordination with the relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that delivered materials and services comply with approved purchase orders and specifications, in collaboration with the relevant departments.
• Verify the completeness and accuracy of purchasing, receiving, and invoicing documentation to maintain proper procurement records.

• Allocate tasks to the local procurement team and monitor their execution according to business priorities and established timelines.
• Review the accuracy and quality of the…