Director Global Procurement

Job description:

1.Responsible for fresh food supply chain management, including supplier contract management, purchase price negotiation and daily supplier management. developing local farms in local and international fruit and vegetable suppliers; signing procurement agreements and maintaining the supplier database; cooperating with more suppliers for billing and optimizing costs and payment methods.

2.Implementing the strategy of categories, pushing optimization of product purchase price and contract terms. Develop weekly purchasing plans, optimize inventory turnover, negotiate prices, and control shrinkage to ≤10%. Optimize product costs and procurement levels on a monthly basis, optimizing and controlling the gross profit margin and product mix of fruits and vegetables.

3.Quality and compliance management, on-site sampling of fruit and vegetable freshness, rejection of rotten/spoiled goods, and working with the QA department to develop acceptance standards for fruits and vegetables.

4.Respond to market and customer needs, formulate fruit and vegetable purchasing strategies based on the market, and develop customized fruit and vegetable products and packaging suitable for hotels and supermarkets.

Requirements:

1.More than 5 years of fresh produce purchasing experience, Middle East market resources preferred

2.Proficient in English and Arabic speaking is a priority.

3.Data analysis skills (Excel/Tableau), proficiency in system usage (SAP/Oracle/UFIDA, etc.)

4.Commercial driving license (AED driver's license), familiar with the customs clearance process at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai.

5.Strong sense of responsibility, honesty and without record of bad integrity.