Procurement Specialist - Marble - Developer
United Arab Emirates | Permanent
Our Multi National Real Estate Developer client has a new requirement for a well experience Procurement Specialist with strong experience of International Marble procurement to join their team in Dubai, UAE to work on major villa and residential tower development projects. Successful candidates will have strong commercial and procurement expertise related to the procurement of Marble products from international vendors and MUST have relevant experience of direct interaction internationally with vendors including negotiation as per Inco Terms.
This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent opportunity employed with our client.
Key Responsibilities:
- Choosing the appropriate Vendors to procure from. Procurement & Commercial Engineers do extensive industry research, meet with Business Development and compares their Services and Pricing against the benchmarking database.
- Provides correspondence support for operations team in order to provide optimum input for quotes and realization of potential for savings in any project.
- Negotiate with suppliers on lead-time, cost and quality so as to obtain the maximum benefit for the company.
- Make estimations based on the updated benchmark and against market rates and BOQ information.
- Ensure that all tender operations are coordinated smoothly this includes prequalification / invitation to bid / tender / quotation, assessing them and making recommendations as per Company policy.
- Ensure commercial, legal and contractual compliances in all procurement transactions.
- Ensure that all potential suppliers are provided with identical information upon which the quotations are given equal opportunity to meet the desired requirements.
- Arrange and participate in meetings between suppliers and designated Company Technical staff and other personnel to facilitate standardization and economical procurement.
- Negotiate with suppliers to secure long term price-lock-in, maximum credit limit/period, and uninterrupted supplies to the stores and Clients, as may be required.
- Establish and negotiate proposal and contract terms and conditions including delivery, warranty, damages and insurance etc.
- Prepare monthly Departmental reports including cost analyses.
- Manage the relationship between Procurement/Account Payable Function, as may be needed to ensure prompt payment to vendors and proper procurement processes are accomplished.
- Update Benchmarking Database at all times.
- Ensure necessary confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Procurement Specialist - Marble Experience:
- BSc in Engineering, QS or relevant other is preferred
- Successful candidate must have experience with major contractors /marble sub-contractors in procuring marble
- Aware of international markets and major suppliers from Turkey, Italy, China , Greece etc
- Technically sound in marble specifications and various types of marbles
- Knowledgeable about import logistics and au-fait Inco terms
- Able to negotiate the price with overseas companies
- Capable of material inspection / reporting
- Must have handled high value procurement contracts
Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and shortlisting.
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2024
Status: Filled