Procurement Advisor
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST)
Total years of experience :23 years, 5 Months
Main responsibilities
Purchase Order / Transactional Process
• Manages and processes Purchase Requisitions, including: order creation (PO), Supplier contact, order tracking, monitor goods/services reception and payment
• Liaises with Supply Chain team to ensure continuity of the acquisition of goods and services
Category Planning
• Contribute to the development of and implement category plans for low complexity categories
Sourcing
• Manages multiple low complexity sourcing projects and delivers agreed business targets
• Applies sourcing methodology to medium and low-complexity sourcing initiatives, working in cross-functional teams executing multiple sourcing projects in a portfolio of goods, materials and services
Supplier Relationship Management
• Develop and implement Supplier management plans for low complexity categories
• Establishes good supplier relationships and ensures they are kept informed on contract status, claims etc.
• Able to advise on a supplier’s suitability to fulfil its requirements and to assess its overall suitability
Relationships
• Supports Senior Procurement Specialists and Customer Relationship Leads on executing supplier management activities
Negotiation/Influencing
• Influences effectively to ensure business needs consider commercial reality and do not unknowingly compromise value
Risk Management
• Identifies and manages low impact risks, escalates medium and high impact risks
Management / Leadership
• Coaches junior team members to develop new insights from analysis and leading to deliver a solid set of actionable recommendations
Targets/metrics/KPI's etc
• Records supplier performance information
• Delivers targets and sustainable value for KAUST through managing and supporting sourcing and supplier relationship management initiatives
Principal Accountabilities
negotiation with vendors and always looking for better quality with competitive price in the interest of company
• Negotiating payment terms on our company’s interest.
• Prepare and process purchase orders.
• Control purchasing department budgets.
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.
negotiation with vendors and always looking for better quality with competitive price in the interest of company
• Negotiating payment terms on our company’s interest.
• Prepare and process purchase orders.
• Control purchasing department budgets.
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
negotiation with vendors and always looking for better quality with competitive price in the interest of company
• Negotiating payment terms on our company’s interest.
• Prepare and process purchase orders.
• Control purchasing department budgets.
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
negotiation with vendors and always looking for better quality with competitive price in the interest of company
• Negotiating payment terms on our company’s interest.
• Prepare and process purchase orders.
• Control purchasing department budgets.
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
