Assistant Buyer
Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRA MAA)
Total years of experience :34 years, 4 Months
- Handles assigned request for contracts purchasing for both Water Network Affairs & Electricty Networks Affairs
- Forwards and floats inquiries
to prospective local and foreign bidders
- Communicates and coordinates closely with bidders and end users regarding clarifications on pertinent tenders
- Prepares price comparisons of commodities and evaluates the cost savings and forwards to Head of Purchasing
- Prepares purchase orders with accuracy and adequate terms and conditions
- Performs daily operation relating computer input and output
- Prepares monthly and quarterly reports for the whole department.
- Reports to the Head of Purchasing
- Buyer/expediter for all foreign & local structural steel raw materials for all 3 divisions
- Buys requirement on a timely and efficient possible way considering price, quality and delivery
- Prepares price comparisons of commodities and evaluates the cost savings
- Prepares purchase orders and change orders with accuracy and adequate terms and conditions
- Performs daily operation relating computer input and output
- Buyer/expediter for all foreign raw materials, buyout, spare parts for Structural Steel Division
- Manage the Planning, Leading, Organizing and Controlling of the Purchasing Section
- Coordinate and direct the procurement of all imported and local raw materials.
- Coordinate and direct the procurement of all local and imported machines, spare parts, production supplies as well as office equipments and machines
- Work closely with production, sales, quality control and shipping ensuring demanding customer requirements.
- Work closely with foreign suppliers as well as local suppliers ensuring proper specification and timely delivery
- Utilize negotiating skills reducing cost to minimum levels
- Was a team player in a manufacturing setting
- Directly reports to the Company President
- Manage the Planning, Leading, Organizing and Controlling of the Administrative section
- Handled the general services function of the company
- Handled the receiving and inspection of all imported raw materials, finished goods and all other supplies to their respective warehouses against various related documents ensuring zero discrepancy.
- Oversea outside contracting ie Electrical, mechanical, technical machine repairs etc.
- Handled the processing of all documentations in the importation of raw materials from order preparation to the material shipment clearing up to warehousing.
- Document processing ie L/C, Container deposit/guaranty, SGS applications etc
- Handled the outgoing and in-coming of goods thru DHL, UPS and thru other couriers
- Negotiate cost effective prices for products and services with vendors from local and foreign suppliers with Purchasing manager’s supervision
- Responsible for the continuous search for new products and suppliers to be included in the approved vendor list
- Recommends improvement within Purchasing department to Purchasing Manager
- Submits weekly purchasing expenses report to the Purchasing manager
- Prepares budget forecast on a weekly basis and submits to the Purchasing Manager
- Tracking of all deliveries from all sources and visiting suppliers on a regular basis
- Delivery monitoring
- Company vehicle scheduling and trip monitoring including deliveries and vehicle maintenance
- Building repairs and maintenance
- Handled administrative duties ie filing, photocopying, mailing and dicta-typing.
- Handled purchasing duties ie processing of requests to purchase, purchase orders for accredited suppliers, active orders, any procurement request to administrative manager, weekly report.
- Liason services for Purchasing department
- Replies to routine correspondences with purchasing manager’s supervision
- Screens all calls and visitors to the Procurement manager’s office
- Schedules all appointments and meetings of Purchasing manager
- Takes, transcribes dictation directly, over the phone or from a machine
- Performs all other duties and responsibilities of other administrative personnel who may be on leave or with a piled-up paper works authorized and supervised by the Purchasing manager
Undergraduate - 6 years schooling
2nd Honorable Mention, With Honors