Procurement Manager
Ma'aden (Saudi Arabian Mining Company)
Total years of experience :14 years, 11 Months
Devise and employ fruitful sourcing strategies
Discover the most profitable suppliers and initiate business partnerships
Negotiate with external vendors to secure the most advantageous terms
Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
Finalize details of orders and deliveries
Examine and re-evaluate existing contracts
Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
Collaborate with key persons to ensure the clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
Anticipate unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
Perform risk management regarding supply contracts and agreements
Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Sourcing from foreign markets, such as China, India & Europe.
• Testing product samples.
• Developing the procurement strategy.
• Negotiating commercial contract arrangements with suppliers.
• Negotiating prices, quantities and delivery time-scales.
• Sourcing suppliers by various means.
• Selecting a range of products to sell in retail outlets.
• Ensuring that products are delivered on time.
• Calculating the impact of any purchases on company sales and gross margin.
• Searching the market for opportunistic purchases.
• Taking into account customer demand, price, quality and availability before making a decision.
• Buying from designers and brand owners all over the world.
• Looking out for price fluctuations in the market place.
• Creating, viewing and analysing statistical data.
• Analysing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends.
• Writing up accurate buying reports.
• Reacting to any changes in customer demand.
• Developing effective working relationships with our suppliers.
• Developing new supplier relationships.
• Travelling to meeting with suppliers.
• Reviewing pricing and promotional strategies.
• Develop and modify programs, reports, and scripts based on defined specifications with some direct supervision.
• Troubleshoot program problems and failures and work with vendors to resolve issues.
• Provide assistance to projects that support the implementation of college wide information systems in collaboration with functional users.
• Develop and modify technical documentation to support application maintenance, operations and
• End-user training.
• Provide training and support for information systems (e.g. Banner) to faculty, staff, and students.
• Additional responsibilities as directed by the supervisor consistent with rank and position.
• Maintain the MIS IT Web Site.