Procurement Engineer

Responsibilities:

Purchasing:

• Responsible for handling defined projects, assigned by his manager according to the department strategy plan.

• Responsible to send request for Quotation to supplier according to the specifications received from requestor.

• Obtain & Negotiate quotations from suppliers based on specification mentioned in PR.

• Responsible to send quotations and draft PO to PM/BUM to obtain his approval/comments.

• Responsible for preparing Comparison sheets for items to be procured and complete the PO issuance cycle by placing the PO.

• Preparing Daily status reports of Purchase Request and discuss it with concerned manager on weekly basis

• Review market, price, delivery conditions, and trends to determine present and future material availability.

• Searching for new & competent suppliers to develop a consolidated database to meet current and future needs.

• Responsible for approving the PO and initiating advance payment as per his competency.

• Responsible to assist Purchase officer if he fails to get Order Acknowledgement from the vendor.

• Responsible to discus and obtain PM/BUM/Tender dept’s feedback on supplier’s comments after PO issuance

• Responsible to issue a formal letter to reply on supplier’s comments after issuance.

• Responsible to assist Purchase officer if he fails to get Advance payment invoice from the vendor.

Supplier Database:

• Responsible to match the supplier’s bank details as mentioned in the invoice with what is available in SAP system. In case of mismatch, raise the change request to vendor creation team.

Commercial:

• Responsible for cross checking of invoice from the order at the time of initiating advance payment.

• Responsible to give feedback to Commercial Section in establishing the L/C in timely manner.

• Responsible to approve LC release request as per authority matrix defined in the system.

• Responsible to give feedback to Commercial Section to prepare Foreign Currency Statement on fortnightly basis.

Logistics:

• Responsible to verify the shipping marks sent by Logistics team.

• Maintain an updated knowledge of KSA custom & clearance policy, administrative regulations and legal requirements that relate to the purchase goods

• Work in cross functional team with logistics responsible for preparing draft & pre-Negotiating contracts/orders with Logistics providers.

Business Development:

• Responsible to contribute in achieving the department objectives.

• Responsible for implementing the QMS Polices & Procedures and reporting any Minor/Major non-conformity to his immediate manager.

Qualifications:

Experience:

• 5 years of experience as Procurement Engineer.

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor's in engineering.