Junior Manager Purchasing

PUMA Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PUMA Group in Dubai seeks a dedicated Inventory and Purchasing specialist to manage the purchasing cycle, monitor open POs, and balance inventory against launch dates. You will collaborate with Merchandising, Logistics, and Vendors to ensure on-time stock and optimal supply performance.

The role emphasizes coordinating with factories, maintaining product master data, and generating regular reports to drive continuous improvement in the GCC market.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full order processing cycle, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Execute purchasing activities based on approved demand and buying plans.
• Coordinate and ensure timely creation and placement of purchase orders.
• Monthly checking of open purchase orders against OTB.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Logistics, Customer Service, Order Fulfillment and vendors to ensure smooth order fulfilment.
• Work with factories to track POs until they are ready for shipment.
• Provide regular visibility of open orders, delays and supply risks.
• Coordinate with Global Supply Chain teams on delivery delays, shortages, allocations and order changes.
• Drive follow-up actions to minimize supply disruptions and cancellations.
• Maintenance of Product Master data and ensuring its accuracy.
• Upload and maintain prices in SAP.
• Track and analyse key performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Prepare regular purchasing, orderbook and supply-performance reports.

Tools

SAP

Job description

The key focus of this position is to manage overall inventory by driving the purchasing process for PUMA GCC, using an overall view of inbound, inventory, and tracking Open-To-Buy utilisation. This position will liaise closely with the Planning and Merchandising teams to ensure stock arrives in accordance with launch dates, and with the Logistics teams on specific inbound requirements.

Purchasing & Order Management:

• Oversee the full order processing cycle, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Execute purchasing activities based on approved demand and buying plans.
• Coordinate and ensure timely creation and placement of purchase orders.
• Monthly checking of open purchase orders against OTB.
• Collaborate with internal teams: Merchandising, Logistics, Customer Service, Order Fulfillment and vendors to ensure smooth order fulfilment.

Demand & Supply Coordination:

• Work closely with Merchandising to translate market requirements into purchasing needs.
• Support seasonal buying and forecast processes.
• Highlight significant changes in demand and potential supply implications.
• Monitor inventory development, including free available stock, and support inventory balancing and availability initiatives.

Orderbook & Supply Management:

• Work with factories to track POs until they are ready for shipment.
• Provide regular visibility of open orders, delays and supply risks.
• Coordinate with Global Supply Chain teams on delivery delays, shortages, allocations and order changes.
• Drive follow-up actions to minimize supply disruptions and cancellations.

System & Analytics:

• Maintenance of Product Master data and ensuring its accuracy.
• Upload and maintain prices in SAP.
• Track and analyse key performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Prepare regular purchasing, orderbook and supply-performance reports.