Purchasing Engineer Electrical📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Alfanar Projects is seeking a Purchasing Engineer Electrical to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is central to our procurement operations, focusing on the preparation, coordination, and execution of all purchasing activities for materials, services, and assets based on received purchase requests. The role requires a professional with 2 to 5 years of relevant experience in a similar purchasing capacity.

Key Purchasing Responsibilities

• Manage assigned purchasing projects in alignment with departmental strategic objectives.
• Issue Requests for Quotation (RFQs) to suppliers, ensuring strict adherence to specifications provided by the requestor.
• Obtain and negotiate competitive quotations from suppliers based on Purchase Requisition (PR) specifications.
• Prepare comprehensive comparison sheets for items to be procured and manage the complete Purchase Order (PO) issuance cycle.
• Draft and submit POs along with quotations to Project Managers (PM) or Business Unit Managers (BUM) for their review, approval, and comments.
• Generate daily status reports for purchase requests and conduct weekly discussions with the relevant manager.
• Analyze market conditions, pricing, delivery terms, and trends to assess current and future material availability.
• Approve Purchase Orders and initiate advance payments in accordance with established competency guidelines.
• Provide support to Purchase Officers in obtaining Order Acknowledgements and advance payment invoices from vendors.
• Facilitate discussions with PM/BUM/Tender departments to gather feedback on supplier comments post-PO issuance and issue formal responses.

Supplier Management and Data Integrity

• Identify and evaluate new, competent suppliers to expand and consolidate the supplier database, meeting both current and future procurement needs.
• Verify supplier bank details as stated in invoices against records in the SAP system; initiate change requests with the vendor creation team for any discrepancies.

Commercial and Financial Coordination

• Cross-check invoices against original orders during the initiation of advance payments.
• Provide essential feedback to the Commercial Section to ensure the timely establishment of Letters of Credit (L/C).
• Approve L/C release requests in adherence to the defined authority matrix within the system.
• Contribute feedback to the Commercial Section for the fortnightly preparation of Foreign Currency Statements.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 2 to 5 years of experience in a purchasing role, preferably within the electrical engineering or related industrial sector.
• Demonstrated capability in managing end-to-end purchasing processes, from request generation to PO issuance.
• Proven negotiation skills with suppliers and a strong understanding of market analysis.
• Excellent organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail for report preparation and data verification.
• Familiarity with SAP or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for supplier database management is an advantage.

Location and Application

This full-time position is based at our operations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Alfanar Projects is dedicated to fostering a professional and efficient work environment. We encourage qualified candidates who meet the outlined criteria to apply.