Buyer

Job description / Role

Role: Buyer
Reporting To: General Procurement / KAM for Middle East
Location: Dubai
Job Duration: 12 Months
Salary: Open to discuss

Primary Responsibilities:

Support General Procurement Local Representative
• Support the Regional Manager in developing the General Procurement function in the Region, in line with generic rules, processes and values of the General Procurement function.
• Contribute to proactive management of the relationship with internal business partners to ensure target level of customer satisfaction for the Region/Divisions.
• Support the Regional Manager in driving and monitoring change management, to ensure a successful implementation of General Procurement in the region and ensure the buy-in of the internal stakeholders.
• Ensure regular two-way communication with key functional and local customers on General Procurement needs, expectations and initiatives.
• Support requestors through awareness sessions (General Procurement process explanations…).

Operations
• Ensures operations are effective and efficient. PO’s are issued according to the quality, time and operating cost expected by the business and are compliant to GP rules
• Support requestors through awareness sessions (General Procurement process explanations…).
• Support for the supplier creations
• Follow up with the POs and Finance topics related
• Support on the daily procurement requests
• Launch Call for Tender
• Negotiate with suppliers

Qualified Experience / Skills / Training:

Education:
• Required: Bachelor degree
• Preferred : Qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain Management

Experience:
• Required: previous experience in the procurement field

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:
• Strong ability to communicate and convince.
• Negotiations skills
• Team player and customer focus
• Ability to work with remote teams
• Good organization skills

Communication Skills (Spoken, Written, Influencing, Proficiency in Other Languages):
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in English both written and verbal is required.

Technical Systems Proficiency:
• SAP, Microsoft Office applications

About the Company

The Adecco Group is the world’s leading talent advisory and solutions company. We proudly make a difference in the working lives of 3.5 million people every year. Our culture is entrepreneurial and inclusive, and we are united by our passion for making a difference in the world of work. We work with over 100,000 organizations in 60 countries, enabling their success. We have 35,000 people working with us across more than 60 countries and territories.

Adecco has been rapidly growing in the Middle East since 2008, developing a substantial footprint throughout the region. We work across 250 different clients, Adecco has more than 62 full time employees, working in 4 offices, servicing all countries across the GCC region. We offer Temporary Staffing, Permanent Placement, Executive Search, Assessments, Visa And Payroll, Outsourcing, PRO Solutions customised as per client requirements. Adecco Middle East Head Office is based in Dubai with a branch at Abu Dhabi.