Assistant Buyer / Assistant Procurement Officer
Emirates Aluminium Company (EMAL)
Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months
•Develops diversified sources for purchase of materials, supplies and services directly liaising with different business units via competitive bidding process and creating purchase orders.
•Monthly Analysis (Review, expedite, track and close) of all open Purchase Orders including the discrepancy reports and orders.
•Reviewing and Identifying consumables and issue long terms and blanket orders.
•Prepare commercial evaluation for purchase per responsibility and commodity allocation schedule. Review, analyze proposals/bids obtained and recommend awarding of orders/contract after negotiations.
•Daily operational activities in support of manufacturing & engineering needs
•Accountable for leading & driving company-wide cost reduction efforts, reporting on status, deliverables & results
•Preparation of Contracts with direct coordination with Legal Department, Technical Department and Companies Terms and Conditions.
•Actively involved in Vendor Management and Maintain Vendor data base.
•Completely aware of Companies Policies and Procedures.
•Proactively working with internal/external customers and suppliers investigating orders and sourcing a wide range of simple and complex products with technical specifications.
•Analyze requests for goods to determine the need and plan for purchases beneficial to more than one division/court.
•Learn and communicate current markets, future trends and suppliers business and commercial strategies to assist procurement objectives.
•Assisting in the development of supplier database, maintaining and updating when required.
•Vendor management maintenance and analysis.
•Support Central Procurement Team re commercial interaction, meetings, Request for Quotation and negotiations with suppliers.
•Coordinating with suppliers for purchasing goods and services for the company.
•Support internal procurement initiatives by assisting with data consolidation, reporting and facilitating communications within and across procurement teams.
•Proactively working with internal/external customers and suppliers investigating orders and sourcing a wide range of simple and complex products with technical specifications.
•Liaise with the various stakeholders and their teams with their needs and requirements and keeping them fully appraised of supplier communication and involvement.
•Preparing and Renewal of Contracts, contract award, ongoing improvements and organizing Service Level Agreements.
•Assist in Coordinating contract amendment process, ensuring that amendments are in compliance with original solicitations and contract statements of work.
•Plan and coordinate pre-bid and pre-proposal conferences.
•Assisting in making the ERP Work flow come in process.
•Make Monthly Report in respect of Purchases, Contracts and Saving.
Awarded the highest score (70%) for Application of Management skills and Strategy (62%) group project at the University of Southampton Dissertation topic - How are car dealerships managing in the financial crisis.
