Senior Supply Chain & Procurement Lead - Doha On-Site

arkan marketing services; Doha; On-site; QAR 246,000 - 379,000; Full time

Job summary

arkan marketing services in Doha is seeking a hands-on Supply Chain & Procurement Lead to manage procurement planning, merchandise planning, replenishment, and inventory decisions on site. You will lead the team responsible for product sourcing, restocking analysis, procurement documentation and inventory reporting, ensuring every approved decision is executed and followed through to completion.

This role requires someone who can analyze information, make commercial decisions and coordinate with

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in supply chain, procurement or category management.
• Experience in fashion retail, e-commerce, general retail or another product-driven business.
• Strong experience in category planning, purchasing planning, demand forecasting and replenishment.
• Strong understanding of sales velocity, stock coverage, reorder points, safety stock, sell-through and inventory turnover.
• Experience planning quantities by SKU, size, colour and location.
• End-to-end purchase-order and supplier-management experience.
• Experience negotiating prices, MOQ, payment terms, production timelines and delivery schedules.
• Strong Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Experience working with ERP systems and e-commerce sales or inventory data.
• Strong commercial understanding of landed cost, margins, inventory value and cash tied up in stock.
• Previous experience leading employees, assigning responsibilities and following actions through to completion.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Procurement, Operations, Retail Management or a related field.
• Strong written and spoken English. Arabic is preferred.
• Must be able to work full-time and on-site in Doha.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly purchasing and category plans based on sales targets, stock levels, incoming inventory, market demand and available budgets.
• Determine how many new products and restocks are required across different product categories.
• Review and approve initial purchasing quantities and restocking quantities by SKU, size, colour and location.
• Analyze sales velocity, sell-through, stock coverage, reorder points, supplier lead times, returns, margins and seasonality.
• Evaluate available stock and possible transfers between Qatar and Dubai before approving new purchases.
• Work with Finance to control purchasing budgets, category allocations, committed purchase-order value and available balances.
• Approve routine restocking, stock transfers, new-product test quantities and purchase orders within agreed limits.
• Maintain complete visibility over draft, approved, in-production, ready, shipped, partially received and completed purchase orders.
• Review purchase orders for product details, quantities, prices, sizes, colours, payment terms and delivery dates before confirmation.
• Coordinate with factories and suppliers regarding quotations, prices, MOQ, production schedules, quantities and delivery deadlines.
• Work closely with the product sourcing and trend team on new-product opportunities, samples, product development and supplier communication.
• Follow production progress, identify delays early and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Compare ordered, shipped and received quantities and investigate shortages, excess quantities and other discrepancies.
• Monitor supplier performance, including order accuracy, production lead times, product quality and delivery reliability.
• Identify fast-moving, slow-moving, overstocked and underperforming products and determine the required purchasing or inventory action.
• Lead and coordinate the employees responsible for sourcing, replenishment, procurement documentation and inventory reporting.
• Establish clear responsibilities, deadlines, action trackers and follow-up routines across the department.
• Provide weekly management reports covering purchasing, category performance, stock risks, incoming orders, budget utilization and required actions.
• Analyze significant changes in sales and category performance and recommend practical corrective actions.

Skills

Procurement planning

Merchandise planning

Inventory management

Supplier management

ERP systems

Excel/Sheets

Analytical thinking

Stock optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Procurement, Operations, Retail Management or a related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

arkan marketing services in Doha is seeking a hands-on Supply Chain & Procurement Lead to manage procurement planning, merchandise planning, replenishment, and inventory decisions on site. You will lead the team responsible for product sourcing, restocking analysis, procurement documentation and inventory reporting, ensuring every approved decision is executed and followed through to completion.

This role requires someone who can analyze information, make commercial decisions and coordinate with