Procurement Officer Air Arabia UAE

Air Arabia is presently looking to hire technically skilled candidate for job position of Procurement Officer in Sharjah. The selected candidate will be responsible to provide an excellent, professional sourcing and procurement service to all parts of Air Arabia for a range of goods and services as determined by the Procurement Supervisor which delivers best value for money, service and quality from the most suitable suppliers.

Responsibilities of Procurement Officer

• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with suppliers/vendors/internal customers to ensure smooth workflow and best service delivery. Initiates contact with suppliers/vendors to cater for company needs and processes new vendor requests as required.
• Provides general administrative and support services on the daily activities within the department including telephone calls, e-mails customers’ inquiries, inventory, storage, distribution and dispatch of goods.
• Ensures that the procurement needs of internal customers are met at optimal cost and quality
• Liaise regularly with business customers to ensure their current and future needs a correctly understood.
• Use appropriate procurement processes and techniques to meet business needs and minimise transaction costs.
• Develop sound, professional working relationships with suppliers and internal customers.
• Manages control measures to ensure adherence by suppliers/vendors/internal clients to agreed standards in the procurement practices.  Acts as the point of contact for the use of related systems and provide technical training and support to new users as needed.
• Represents the department in coordinating and managing the implementation of Procurement Systems including the user training, system improvements and user compliance with system utilization and administration.
• Carries out procurement researches through internal customers, suppliers and other sources of information to obtain feedback and assessment of procurement activities.

Requirements For Procurement Officer

Eligibility requirements for role of Procurement Officer are as under:

• Bachelor’s degree in any stream or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience in a procurement role in any industry within UAE, experience in a direct/indirect procurement environment is preferred.
• Working experience on procurement & supply chain management system is essential.

Skills And Knowledge Desired

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Internet and Web Search (Excel advanced level).
• Detail oriented, comfortable with numbers, charts and data sheets.
• Fluent in English Language (Arabic is a plus).
• Capable of adding to process improvement & internal control in line with adopted standards.
• Demonstrates skills in handling financial transactions with accuracy.
• Capable of preparing/extracting reports from different sources of data and identifying shortages.

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