Procurement Officer

To lead and manage the procurement function at AUBH, overseeing the purchasing activities and ensuring purchased goods and services are both cost-efficient and of high quality.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Following and enforcing the company's procurement policies and procedures.
- Overseeing all activities of the procurement function, including processing purchase requests, seeking and evaluating quotations, and issuing purchase orders.
- Preparing plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and supplies.
- Negotiating contracts.
- Manage purchase tenders.
- Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased.
- Track and record purchase order deliveries.
- Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc. - master supplier list.
- Establishing and maintaining good supplier relations.
- Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
- Preparing cost analyses and reports relevant to the activities of the department.
- Maintaining and updating the contracts register and coordinating with the relevant departments for contract renewals.
- Keep up with product and service trends.
- Maintain accurate records.
- Carrying out the procurement operations in the designated system.
- Reviewing and improving the procurement operations and designated system periodically to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Assist in any other capacity when required.

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications** and Experience Required**:

- Bachelor's Degree is required, preferably in Business Management or Logistics.
- 1+ years of full-time experience as a procurement officer or in a similar position.
- Professional certification CIPS is an advantage.

**Skills and Competencies Required**:

- Ability to work independently with minimum direction.
- Good planning and organization skills.
- Good communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
- Good relationship management.
- Good oral and written skills both in English and Arabic.
- Fluent in both English and Arabic language.
- Attention to detail.
- Good time management.
- Strict adherence to deadlines while handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to adapt to change.