Purchasing Team Leader | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

The Company:

Almarai is the world\'s largest vertically integrated dairy and the region\'s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company is ranked as the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is a market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 41,000 employees servicing some 110,000 retail outlets and has reported net income of SAR 1.76 Billion on sales of SAR 18.72 Billion in 2022. For more details, please visit our website - www.almarai.com.

An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets have created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.

About the Role:

To utilize his profession to deliver efficient procurement. Meet the needs of internal customers on a timely basis, while delivering the best possible value to Almarai. This is accomplished by delivering quality purchase, managing the procurement process for the commodities, customers, and/or locations assigned to the team.

Requirement:

Potential candidate must meet the requirements mentioned below:

• Should be holding bachelor\'s degree or higher in business or technical discipline from recognized university.
• intensive experiance as senior buyer in large-scale purchasing organization with individual responsibility for spend in excess of SR 10 million per year, including international sourcing on a regular basis. At least 5 years overall experience in a sourcing role for a large-scale purchasing or supply chain management organization.
• Knowledge of SAP ERP system, particularly MM module.
• Knowledge of the local market.
• Knowledge in Contracts drafting and negotiation, Strategic Sourcing capability and Market Hedging and analysis.
• Knowledge of other cultures and business practices very helpful. International experience very useful.
• Should be good team player.

Almarai offers a competitive package, generous leave, medical coverage, discretionary bonus, training, and development etc.

This is a great opportunity to join a successful and expanding global business, offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package.

Almarai