وصف الوظيفة
Role Overview
Buyer at Air Products, Jubail, Saudi Arabia. This position reports to the Sr. Buyer and serves as the purchasing agent, negotiator, and dealmaker responsible for procuring products and services for company operations.
Company Overview
Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company with a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, and an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. The company creates solutions that support lifesaving care in hospitals, enable construction of world-scale production facilities, and drive technological advancement across industries.
Role Purpose
Evaluate suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage the purchasing process to ensure the company obtains the best combination of quality, price, and delivery. Act as the primary interface between internal departments and external suppliers to support profitable operations and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Purchasing Strategy & Market Research
- Develop purchasing strategies and identify buying trends to keep the business profitable.
- Conduct self-guided research to become familiar with available products, costs, and benefits.
- Search available products to find the best combination of quality, price, and delivery.
- Attend various supplier plants and vendor interviews to stay informed about changes and advancements in the industry.
- Maintain knowledge of the Saudi market vendors and suppliers.
Supplier Management & Negotiation
- Evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, and speed of delivery.
- Negotiate policies and contracts with various suppliers.
- Conduct interviews with vendors and visit suppliers' plants and distribution centres to examine products, services, terms of payment, and prices.
- Maintain professional relationships with all key suppliers.
Operations & Compliance
- Manage the buying process for a given set of goods in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
- Manage deliveries to confirm compliance with contracts.
- Monitor stock levels and verify purchase requisitions.
- Manage problems and schedule changes and ensure changes are reflected within the ERP systems.
Technical & Commercial Support
- Provide technical and commercial assistance to request departments to develop awareness of manufacturing processes and improve product knowledge.
- Apply sourcing policy and interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets.
Documentation & Reporting
- Keep detailed records and prepare and submit necessary reports.
- Demonstrate sound planning, monitoring, and reporting skills.
Qualifications & Experience
- At least 5 years of purchasing, logistics, or commercial work-related experience.
- Bachelor's degree preferred; Diploma minimum in Business, Engineering, or Technical disciplines.
- Proficiency in English (Reading and Writing).
- Knowledge of SAP (ERP System).
Skills & Competencies
- Honest and trustworthy.
- Respectful and presentable.
- Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity.
- Demonstrate sound work ethics.
- Detail oriented, analytical, and inquisitive.
- Effective written, verbal, and listening skills.
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
- Team player with excellent team building skills.
- Comfortable in an unstructured and fast-paced environment.
- Self-starter, proactive at gathering information and understanding subject matters.
- Good skills at organizing, analysing, and coordinating.
- Strong communication, cooperation, teamwork, and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in Internet and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Additional Information
- Flexible working hours to support plant operations.
- Flexible and works according to the needs of the organization.