About Us:
- "Novochem" is a factory for manufacturing and marketing chemical and petrochemical construction materials that used in building and construction industries and backed-by a group of companies and investors.
- Our products are manufactured according to the most recent recognized standards worldwide with consulting of Egyptian and European Expertise.
About The Job:
We are looking for a Procurement Specialist to buy raw material, goods, and other indirect material that are essential for our Factory’s day-to-day operations.
You will review prices and quality and ensure optimal stock levels.
For this role, you should have good knowledge of market research, along with solid analytical skills to make sure you’re identifying the most profitable offers.
Ultimately, you’ll create and maintain good relationships with key suppliers to ensure merchandise is high quality and delivered on time.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement procurement strategies in line with organizational objectives.
- Identify and evaluate suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage vendor relationships.
- Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential suppliers and cost-effective purchasing opportunities.
- Review and analyze purchase requisitions, initiate requests for proposals (RFPs)
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and relevant regulations throughout the procurement cycle.
- Monitor supplier performance, including delivery times, quality, and pricing, and address any issues or concerns.
- Maintain accurate records of procurement activities, including contracts, purchase orders, and supplier information.
- Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
- Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers.
- Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
- Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
Bachelor of chemical science or chemical engineering.Experience at procurement position, chemicals construction and FMCG industry is preferred.Has excellent solid experience in MS Office (Advanced Excel is mandatory)Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in "reading" the marketvery good skills in negotiations and networkingExperience in collecting and analyzing dataStrong leadership capabilitiesSupply chain management or procurement certificates is a plusLanguage: very good English language skills (Read/Write/Speak).