Procurement Manager - Catering

Executive Solutions; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering organization in the Riyadh Region is seeking a Procurement Manager. The ideal candidate will manage vendor relationships and oversee contract negotiations. Applicants should have a background in food services or catering, strong negotiation skills, and excellent communication abilities. This role requires candidates to be currently based in Saudi Arabia and offers a salary of up to 20k SR per month.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be based in Saudi Arabia.
• Ideally from a food service, hotel, or catering background.
• Ability to transfer visas within Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities

• Manage vendor relationships and negotiations.
• Oversee contract management and design.
• Handle cost negotiations and purchasing.

Skills

Vendor management

Strong negotiation skills

Excellent communication

Experience with Excel and Word reporting

Supplier relationship building

Job description

Overview

Salary: 20k SR per month max. Candidates must be currently based in Saudi.

An exciting position has arisen to work for a large catering organisation in Saudi as a Procurement Manager. Reporting to the General Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

• Vendor management
• Vendor negotiation
• Contract management and design
• Cost negotiation
• Building relationships with suppliers
• Management of the purchasing officers
• Report management information regarding cost
• Strategic sourcing
• Buying
• Visiting the suppliers and assessing them
• Dealing with the purchasing of perishable goods

Candidates must be based in Saudi. Ideally you will be from a food service background, hotel background, or catering service background. You will have contacts within the field regarding suppliers of food and perishable goods, excellent communication, strong negotiation skills, solid vendor management background, experience of reporting on Excel and Word, comfortable dealing with senior management, excellent English skills, and the ability to transfer visas within Saudi.

About The Company

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