Procurement Officer

Calo Inc; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Procurement Officer to enhance supplier relationships and optimize sourcing strategies. This role focuses on ensuring high-quality ingredients and services while reducing manual work through innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will leverage their analytical and leadership skills to drive efficiency and cost-effectiveness in procurement operations. Join a dynamic team that values outstanding service levels and aims for maximum operational efficiency, making a significant impact in the food industry.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in procurement or equipment purchasing roles.
• Strong knowledge of supply management principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activities for equipment, services, and food ingredients.
• Collaborate with teams to establish requirements and execute sourcing processes.
• Forecast market trends and analyze costs for effective decision-making.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Leadership Skills

Food Equipment Technical Skills

Food Ingredients Technical Skills

Negotiation Skills

Vendor Management

Job description

Role overview

We are looking for an experienced Procurement Officer to create and maintain good relationships with key suppliers to ensure all ingredients, packaging, equipment, and services are of the highest quality and delivered on time. We’re looking for someone focused on increasing productivity by introducing smart sourcing solutions and agile services to decrease manual work.

The ideal candidate has great analytical skills, leadership skills, food equipment technical skills, and food ingredients technical skills. They should also have the ability to identify the most profitable offers, evaluate vendors, negotiate contracts, and prepare reports. They are well-versed in supply management principles and practices. The goal is to ensure the smooth operations of a variety of channels aiming for maximum efficiency by having outstanding service levels with optimum cost and inventory levels.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for capital equipment, services, food ingredients, packaging sourcing, and procurement activities within assigned categories/locations.
• Collaborates with the project team to establish requirements and execute the full sourcing process to meet the project's defined technical scope.
• Develop, lead, and execute food and non-food sourcing strategies.
• Work closely with the Operations team, Automation team, and Maintenance teams to enable fast execution of assets/equipment procurement decisions.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Communicate with stakeholders (Supply chain, engineering, Finance, and kitchen team) to ensure clear requirements and service documentation.
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes in buyer-supplier power balance.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking.
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers for kitchen equipment and services.
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand while determining the quantity and timing of deliveries.

Ideal Candidate

• Must have a minimum of 3 years of previous proven experience as an equipment purchasing officer or similar position.
• Knowledge of the Saudi inbound logistics cycle.
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management.
• Interest in market dynamics along with a business sense.
• A knack for negotiation and networking.
• Ability to gather and analyze data.
• Solid judgment along with decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership capabilities.