Contracting & Procurement Manager
- Dammam, Ash Sharqiyah
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Devising and using fruitful procurement and sourcing strategies
- Establish and maintain supplier relationships by serving as a single point of contact for contractual matters
- Manage record keeping for all contract-related correspondence and documentation
- Provide contract-related issue resolution, both internally and externally
- Monitor and complete contract close-out, extension or renewal, as appropriate
- Communicate contract-related information to all stakeholders
- Discovering profitable suppliers and initiate procurement partnerships
- Negotiating with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
- Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies
- Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
- Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries
- Examine and test existing contracts
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
- Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the Organization
- Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
- Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
- Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
- Draft, evaluate, negotiate and execute contracts
- Computer skills are often an important part of the job as well, so managers should have knowledge of computer software programs and Internet-related applications.
- Strong research, strategic analytical skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written, in Arabic and English is a must.
- Excellent interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills
- Collaborative and team-focused work style Excellent negotiations
- Presentable, well behaving, leading and highly diplomatic personality
- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market
- Talent in negotiations and networking
- Good knowledge of supplier or third-party management software
- Aptitude in decision-making and working with number
- Experience in collecting and analyzing data