Buyer

Element has an opportunity for a Buyer for managing procurement of all materials for various material testing laboratories consisting of chemistry, metallurgy, environment, civil & special testing.

This position will be based in Doha, Qatar.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting other laboratories globally with competitive sources and vendors
• Vendor development
• Managing logistical functions for export of materials and samples to other countries and other global laboratories worldwide
• Ensuring cross functional coordination with other departments and outside business communities
• Managing liquidation of non-moving and non-saleable materials
• Supervising Purchase Coordinators and Admin Coordinators
• Assess the price trends for different class materials and act accordingly

Skills/Qualification:

• Graduate with Certified Professional Purchasing Manager ( CPPM) qualification or equivalent
• 5 years experience in Purchasing, Inventory Control, Negotiation, Sourcing, Vendor Development, Logistics, Supply Chain, Commercial, Sales Coordination, Export / Import
• High levels of integrity
• Proficient with ERP / ORACLE solutions
• Should be a cooperative team member with excellent management skills, communication, client convincing, manpower supervision, ability to extract information from specifications and drawings