Procurement Specialist

RYZE represents a set of values and principles that we strive to live by through all our actions, to build the characters of young children and to develop a principled generation full of life and hope.

For us, it’s all about helping every member of our community unleash their potential while inspiring them through our day-to-day interaction, to lead more active and healthy lifestyles, thus becoming better human beings and citizens of a homogenous community.

At RYZE, we believe that great sportsmanship can only be attained if it comes hand in hand with great character, therefore, our brand follows a set of values, which we believe can build better athletes and ultimately better human beings.

We pick our values carefully, AND even more so we pick our people. Those who live those values day in day out because it’s never about what we say, it’s about what we do.

Job purpose:

Under the guidance of the Head of procurement, you will be responsible for daily vendors management in line with strategy, process and KPIs for assigned suppliers. Request For Quotation (RFQ), negotiation, contract management. Analysis of suppliers, competition, benchmark, spend etc.

What do we expect from you:

• Key responsibilities:

• Attend with the Head of procurement the annual procurement forecast meetings with the managers for collecting their needs
• Consolidate the needs as a step for building the department plan
• Ensure meeting the department KPIs and SLAs
• Work on sourcing quality products, materials and services according to company standards
• Follow vendors assessment and selection process
• Comply to supplier base plan, supplier management processes, contracts and best practices.
• Establish and maintain strong relationship with stakeholders and act as a proactive Business Partner
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings under the supervision of his manager
• Arrange transport of goods and track the orders to ensure timely delivery.
• Coordinate with the stores team for any goods returns and communicate with the vendor for the replacement.
• Follow up company policy for procurement process like ( 3 quotations & required legal documents for new suppliers , ….etc.)
• Follow up stock levels and ensure timely replenishment by issuing the POs.

• Health and Safety:
• Strictly adhere to the HSE instructions

• Reporting:
• Goods in transient
• Prices update report
• Assist in developing the vendors performance report

• Continuous improvement:
• Continuously develop the vendors list
• Aware of new substitute products to increase efficiency and rationalize spending

What do you need to perform your role:

To perform your job successfully, you need to have the following minimum requirements:

Education and experience:

• Bachelor Degree in a relevant discipline
• 3+ years experience in procurement
• Certificate in supply chain or procurement is a plus

Skills and knowledge:

• Excellent analytical skills and high attention to details and figures
• High communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Experience in ERP is a must. (Odoo is a great plus)
• Quality oriented
• Excellent proficiency in English is a must