Purchasing Officer

Global Petroleum Business & Trading; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Oil and Gas industry is looking for a Senior Officer for Services Procurement to manage the complete purchasing cycle. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management with at least 8 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include analyzing purchase requests, negotiating with suppliers, and conducting evaluations to optimize costs. Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years experience in procurement functions in a large industrial organization.
• Strong understanding of purchase requisitions and supplier evaluation processes.
• Excellent verbal, writing, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform the complete purchasing cycle including analyzing purchase requests and negotiating with suppliers.
• Conduct technical evaluations and commercial assessments to support business operations.
• Apply total quality management concepts to procurement activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Planning and organizing

Commercial evaluation

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management

Tools

IT applications relevant to services

Job description

Senior Officer SERVICES, Purchasing

SERVICES Purpose:

Perform a complete purchasing cycle which include, but not limited to, analyzing and studying the purchase requests, obtaining tenders’ techno-commercial clarifications, negotiating with the suppliers, and conducting technical evaluations and commercial assessments to contribute in supporting the business operations at an optimized cost.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or an equivalent degree in Supply Chain Management.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 8 years of experience in the procurement functions within a large industrial organization, in the Oil and Gas industry.

• Good understanding of purchase requisitions, purchase agreements’ preparation, supplier review

and selection (technical and commercial evaluation) price negotiations, etc.

• In depth knowledge of international material standards.

• Analytical / negotiation skills with techno-commercial capabilities.

• Planning, organising, scheduling, co-ordinating, checking, examining, and recording.

• Expertise in applying total quality management concept to the procurement activities.

• Thorough knowledge of materials used in the Oil and Gas industry (Preferable).

• In depth knowledge of / experience in applying the oil and gas industry supply chain codes and

standards (Preferable).

• Knowledge of the relevant HSE procedures and practices.

• Excellent verbal, writing, and presentation skills.

• Experience with IT applications relevant to the services .

• Knowledge of applicable UAE laws and regulations.