Buyer

Role Purpose:

The Buyer is responsible for performing various activities related to purchasing products in accordance with established purchase policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with designated departments regarding needed products, evaluate bid specifications and review requirements in order to ensure compliance with operations
• Purchase products for the operation in accordance with established guidelines, process requisitions and award Purchase Orders to preferred suppliers based on best practices
• Identify potential vendors based on set requirements
• Review price quotes and availability of products and monitor compliance to specifications and or qualifications
• Benchmark products prices in the market and negotiate with suppliers accordingly.
• Coordinate with vendors in order to ensure prompt delivery and adherence to specifications and resolve occurring problems before escalating to the hierarchy
• Coordinate with the Senior Buyer in order to maintain appropriate stock level
• Monitor the products performance based on reports analysis (inventory, stock, best seller reports and other)
• Visit stores in order to ensure that brand standards are followed and that merchandising visuals are done according to guidelines

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar field
• Fluency in English, Arabic is a plus