Purchasing Engineer - Civil

Alfanar Projects; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfanar Projects in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Purchasing professional to coordinate and execute all procurement activities for defined projects, ensuring compliance with specifications, budgets, and timelines.

The role covers supplier sourcing, RFQ issuance, quotation comparison, PO issuance, contract drafting, invoicing reviews, and LC/foreign currency coordination, with emphasis on international procurement practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical engineering is required.
• Minimum 5 years’ procurement experience in a technical field (Electrical/Mechanical).
• Strong knowledge of international procurement practices and Incoterms.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, coordinate & execute all purchasing activities upon receiving material, service & assets purchase requests.
• Send RFQs to suppliers according to specifications from requestor and obtain quotations.
• Draft and issue POs after approval; prepare comparison sheets for items to be procured.
• Maintain daily status reports of Purchase Requests and review with the manager weekly.
• Review market, price, delivery conditions, and trends to ensure material availability.
• Develop a consolidated supplier database and search for new competent suppliers.
• Approve POs and initiate advance payments as per authority limits.
• Assist Purchase Officer in obtaining Order Acknowledgement from vendors when needed.
• Coordinate with PM/BUM/Tender dept on supplier comments after PO issuance.
• Match supplier bank details with SAP data and raise change requests if mismatched.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement software

Job description

Prepare, coordinate & execute all purchasing activities upon receiving material, service & asset purchase request.

Job Responsibilities:

Purchasing

• Responsible for handling defined projects, assigned by the manager according to the department strategy plan.
• Responsible to send request for Quotation to supplier according to the specifications received from requestor.
• Obtain & Negotiate quotations from suppliers based on specification mentioned in PR.
• Responsible to send quotations and draft PO to PM/BUM to obtain his approval/comments.
• Responsible for preparing Comparison sheets for items to be procured and complete the PO issuance cycle by placing the PO.
• Preparing Daily status reports of Purchase Request and discuss it with concerned manager on weekly basis
• Review market, price, delivery conditions, and trends to determine present and future material availability.
• Searching for new & competent suppliers to develop a consolidated database to meet current and future needs.
• Responsible for approving the PO and initiating advance payment as per his competency.
• Responsible to assist Purchase officer if he fails to get Order Acknowledgement from the vendor.
• Responsible to discus and obtain PM/BUM/Tender dept’s feedback on supplier’s comments after PO issuance
• Responsible to issue a formal letter to reply on supplier’s comments after issuance.
• Responsible to assist Purchase officer if he fails to get Advance payment invoice from the vendor.
• Responsible to match the supplier’s bank details as mentioned in the invoice with what is available in SAP system. In case of mismatch, raise the change request to vendor creation team.

Commercial

• Responsible for cross checking of invoice from the order at the time of initiating advance payment.
• Responsible to give feedback to Commercial Section in establishing the L/C in timely manner.
• Responsible to approve LC release request as per authority matrix defined in the system.
• Responsible to give feedback to Commercial Section to prepare Foreign Currency Statement on fortnightly basis.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical engineering discipline
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in procurement within a technical field, preferably in Electrical/Mechanical engineering.
• Strong knowledge of international procurement practices and Incoterms.
• Experienced in drafting and managing service contracts, with a solid understanding of tax and legal implications.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Proficient in ERP and procurement software.

Why Join Alfanar Projects

Since 1976, we’ve grown and diversified our business to meet the evolving needs of a changing world. Alfanar Projects is an integrated global project developer and engineering, construction, and technology solutions provider with a robust portfolio of landmark projects across the energy, water, and infrastructure sectors.

From Saudi Arabia to the rest of the world, we work closely with governments and partners to deliver strategic projects that support national goals and long-term visions. Our work directly contributes to sustainable development and infrastructure modernization in multiple countries.

At the heart of our success are more than 10,000 professionals, diverse, skilled, and united by purpose. Our global teams are committed to delivering impact-driven solutions that shape a better, more sustainable future.