Main Responsibilities (including but not limited to)

• Negotiate with suppliers to obtain the best price and agree on the most appropriate delivery terms
• Understand Requests’ specifications from stakeholders to compile price quotations from suppliers along with product samples based on those requests
• Obtaining materials, goods, products, and services and negotiating the best or most cost-effective contracts and deals
• Create purchasing orders after obtaining all the necessary approvals and track progress of delivery, also create contracts for the suppliers 
• Approach new suppliers and vendors based on work needs & compare between suppliers based on quality and cost 
• Conduct research on potential vendors and suppliers, inspect products, goods and samples
• Collect suppliers’ proposals and negotiate prices and terms 
• Generate and update suppliers’ database, price list and suppliers’ history
• Follow up with the suppliers on the delivery of purchased items 
• Conduct all the necessary coordination to ensure no delay in delivery, quality is good and required specifications are met.
• Closely monitor the market to capture changes in prices for our supplies and needs
• Evaluate suppliers ‘level of performance based on cost, reputation, performance, quality, service, availability and responses 
• Identify cost savings initiatives and process improvement ideas