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Join Saudi Finance Company as a Procurement Officer!
We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Procurement Officer to manage and enhance our purchasing and contracting operations. In this role, you will be vital to ensuring we meet our organizational needs efficiently and effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Determine the company’s needs for materials and services to support operations and projects.
• Complete procurement specifications, purchase orders, and documents for proposals.
• Evaluate and select suppliers based on quality, price, and delivery criteria.
• Negotiate with suppliers to secure favorable terms and conditions.
• Ensure orders are provided on time and meet quality standards.
• Analyze financial and legal contracts to ensure compliance with company needs and regulations.
• Implement and monitor contracts, ensuring all specifications are met.
• Maintain supplier relationships and evaluate performance.
• Analyze cost data to identify opportunities for improving procurement efficiency.
• Stay updated on legal and technical changes in procurement.

Key Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration or equivalent.
• 12 years of experience in procurement and contracts.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Analytical skills to evaluate offers.
• Strong organization and time management abilities.
• Technical knowledge in procurement tools and systems.
• Financial acumen to analyze related data.
• Integrity and professionalism in dealings.

Join our dedicated team and contribute to providing outstanding Islamic financial solutions in Saudi Arabia.

Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Procurement Officer to create and maintain good relationships with key suppliers to ensure all ingredients, packaging, equipment and services are of the highest quality and delivered on time. We’re looking for someone focused on increasing productivity by introducing smart sourcing solutions and agile services to decrease manual work.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for capital equipment, services, food ingredients, packaging sourcing and procurement activities within assigned categories/locations.
• Collaborates with the project team to establish requirements and execute the full sourcing process to meet the project's defined technical scope.
• Develop, lead and execute food and non-food sourcing strategies.
• Work closely with the Operations team, Automation team, and Maintenance teams to enable fast execution of assets/ equipment procurement decisions.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve the effectiveness.
• Communicate with stakeholders (Supply chain, engineering, Finance, and kitchen team) to ensure clear requirements and service documentation.
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking.
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers for Kitchen equipment and services.
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand while determining the quantity and timing of deliveries.

Ideal Candidate

• Must have had a minimum of 3 years of previous proven experience as an equipment purchasing officer or similar position.
• Knowledge of the Saudi inbound logistics cycle.
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management.
• Interest in market dynamics along with a business sense.
• A knack for negotiation and networking.
• Ability to gather and analyze data.
• Solid judgment along with decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership capabilities.