Purchasing Specialist

Musco Sports Lighting, LLC.; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Musco Saudi Arabia is seeking a Purchasing Specialist for our Dammam office to lead supplier evaluations and development for our new manufacturing facility. You will negotiate contracts, optimize procurement processes, and support inventory goals while maintaining quality standards.

The role requires 3-5 years in purchasing, a business or engineering degree, English and Arabic proficiency, and strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of purchasing experience
• Business or Engineering degree preferred or equivalent years experience
• Proficient with purchasing systems and negotiation techniques
• Strong command of English and Arabic reading, writing and speaking
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• High level of organization with strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated to work independently
• Proficient with computers and Office365 programs including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Identify and negotiate with contract suppliers for materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services
• Establish and maintain procedures for improvement of quality, delivery, service and price
• Support minimum inventory levels and minimize obsolete inventory while avoiding backorders or disruptions
• Provide technical assistance to interpret, analyze, and resolve procurement issues
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with engineers, production and suppliers
• Calculate and prepare cost comparison requests for Purchasing, Engineering and Production projects
• Search out and evaluate firms with manufacturing capabilities and assess their general business philosophy, reliability, and workforce skills

Skills

Purchasing & negotiation

Bilingual English/Arabic

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Independent work

Office365 proficiency

Education

Business or Engineering degree

Tools

Office365

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Purchasing Specialist

The Musco Saudi Arabia Team has an opening for a Purchasing Specialist at our Dammam Saudi Arabia office. The primary purpose of this position is to provide leadership in evaluating and developing relationships with suppliers for our new Manufacturing Facility. If your experience aligns with the qualifications outlined below we look forward to hearing from you.

Essential Criteria

• 3-5 Years of previous purchasing experience strongly desired
• Business or Engineering degree preferred or equivalent years experience
• Working knowledge of purchasing systems and negotiation techniques
• Strong command of both English and Arabic reading writing and speaking
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• High level of organization with strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated to work independently
• Proficient with computers and Office365 programs including Outlook Excel PowerPoint etc

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for identifying and negotiating with contract suppliers for materials supplies equipment and or services
• Establish and maintain procedures for the continued improvement of quality delivery service and price
• Support the objective of minimum inventory levels required on hand and minimizing obsolete inventory while meeting Musco s goal of no backorders or production disruptions
• Provide technical assistance to interpret analyze and resolve procurement issues
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with engineers production and suppliers to ensure compliance to company standards and quality requirements
• Calculate and prepare cost comparison requests as they pertain to Purchasing Engineering and Production projects
• Search out contact and investigate firms having manufacturing facilities and or services available such investigation to include the evaluation of general business philosophy and reliability of the firm the nature and level of work forces skills physical plant machinery tooling and equipment

Who is Musco

Musco a privately held company since 1976 is the global leader in sports and large-area lighting solutions with projects in 135 countries Headquartered in Oskaloosa Iowa Musco employs more than 1 800 team members worldwide

Team Culture and Partnerships

At Musco we offer meaningful work in a team-first culture with continuous learning and professional development We value work-life balance providing flexibility for community involvement family activities and personal time We have a generous benefit package created with the Team in mind It includes varying health insurance plans paid leave profit sharing and more As supporters of recreational organizations we help ensure safer and more enjoyable playing experiences worldwide If giving back resonates with you learn more about our partnerships

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