About GMG

Gulf Marketing Group is one of the Middle East’s leading, family owned companies. Operating across the GCC, Gulf Marketing Group is a dynamic group boasting a diverse portfolio of retail outlets, brands and consumer and B2B services across key sectors such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals, sports and fitness, real estate, education and technology.

About the role

A Senior Buyer is responsible to manage overall GMG procurement at KSA, vendor relationships, and overseeing order placement, including non-trade materials and services. Candidate to track overall spending, sourcing price negotiations; purchase order creation; order tracking and management; and price dispute resolutions and agreements. He/She has to be responsible for multi-category buying- Admin, Logistics, FM, IT & Projects. Arabic Speaking is a must and to have good experience in handling the KSA supplier market.

Job Responsibilities:

• Complying with company policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Overseeing and supervising employees and all activities of the Section
• Responsible to source, negotiate and purchase facility management materials from both local and oversea vendors
• Evaluate vendor’s quotation to ensure that they are in line with the technical and commercial specifications required for the project
• In charge of daily operational purchasing needs such as planning, issuing and following up on Purchase Orders delivery and shipment schedules.
• Ensures that products are delivered in a timely manner, and that the quality of the goods received is satisfactory
• Responsible for implementing internal procurement strategies to cater to high delivery and short lead time requirements
• Evaluates the performance of certain vendors in order to decide whether or not to continue buying from them
• Liaising with internal project teams and maintaining strong supplier relations
• Evaluating products and suppliers according to key business criteria.
• Preparing proposals, requesting quotes, and negotiating purchase terms and conditions.

• Inspecting and evaluating the quality of purchased items and resolving shortcomings.
• Analyzing industry and demand trends and supporting senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.
• Undertake any other ad-hoc duties as assigned

About the requirements:

• A minimum of 5-6 years of relevant experience with at least 2 years dedicatedly in Logistics and Supply Chain

• Well known University Graduate - Must
• Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain/Professional Course in Procurement(added advantage)

Job Specific Competencies:

• Assortment Building
• Sales Analysis and Reporting
• MS office + ERP
• Team Player
• Vendors and Suppliers
• Contracts
• External Client
• Negotiation skills
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills