Purpose

Purchasing Manager is responsible for organizing and supervising purchasing functions of OMRAN, managing daily activities in purchasing to include day to day purchases, managing contracts including administering, negotiating, reviewing, renewing, filing, and evaluating for availability, price, term, and quality of products. Coordinating bid process and ensuring compliance with procurement policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update a purchasing management system that is at par with the international standards.
• Review, implement and update all purchasing forms and templates and make them compatible with OMRAN’s business and international standards.
• Liaise with legal department to update the existing PO /contract terms & conditions to better meet the company’s purposes as well as regulatory and compliance.
• Lead & supervise the day-to-day transactions, such as float enquires, evaluate bids & raise orders.
• Receive, open tenders, and supervise technical evaluation and handling the commercial evaluation.
• Put award recommendations and obtain final approval from authorized signatory.
• Supervises subordinate employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Lead/manage cross-functional projects, coordinate purchasing activities, and develop strong internal relationships.
• To evaluate, develop and coach the Small and Medium Enterprises to deliver up to OMRAN standards.
• Ensure complete purchasing documentation (Archiving) is available to provide a clear audit trail.
• Lead the vendors registration and categorization process.
• Supervise and review the vendor directory in line with the ERP requirements.
• Develop, maintain and update a purchasing management system that is at par with the international standards.
• Develop and implement purchasing instructions, policies, and procedures.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Operation Management/Engineering/Business with a minimum of 8 years’ experience in a purchasing role.
• Experience in dealing with hospitality & construction related procurements is an added value.