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About the Company

A leading Saudi company operating in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, with its own manufacturing operations, headquartered in Riyadh. The company serves both individual consumers and businesses through retail, wholesale, and e-commerce channels, with a distribution network covering all regions of the Kingdom.

Role Overview

The Purchasing Specialist secures the materials, packaging, equipment, and services the company needs from local suppliers inside Saudi Arabia, at the right quality, cost, payment terms, and timing. The role runs the local purchasing cycle from requisition to delivery and keeps production, warehouses, and sales supplied without interruption.

Key Responsibilities

Sourcing and Supplier Management

• Source, evaluate, and onboard local suppliers of raw materials, packaging, finished goods, equipment, and services, and verify their capacity to meet order requirements before approval.

• Build strong relationships with key suppliers and track their performance on price, quality, delivery, and service.

• Decide when a supplier should be put on hold or replaced, and keep qualified alternatives ready for critical items.

• Maintain an accurate, up-to-date supplier database.

Negotiation and Commercial Terms

• Negotiate prices, payment terms, delivery times, and specifications to achieve target costs and the longest practical credit periods.

• Obtain and compare quotations, request and evaluate samples, and prepare a shortlist with a clear recommendation.

• Benchmark prices against the market and monitor price changes on key items.

Purchase Order Cycle

• Process purchase requisitions and issue purchase orders through the ERP or procurement system, following the company’s approval procedures.

• Follow up orders until delivery, and resolve delays, shortages, and quality issues with suppliers.

• Check that supplier invoices and delivery notes match the purchase order and meet Saudi tax invoice requirements before passing them to Finance.

• Archive quotations, purchase orders, contracts, and supplier correspondence in an organized, traceable system.

Payables and Supplier Balances

• Coordinate with Finance on payment schedules, supplier balances, and aging, and reconcile supplier statements.

• Keep purchasing commitments within approved budgets and supplier credit limits.

Cross-Functional Coordination and Reporting

• Work with Production, Warehousing, and Planning to understand requirements and keep stock at the right level, avoiding shortages and excess inventory.

• Work with Quality and R&D on specifications, samples, and approval of new materials and suppliers.

• Report regularly to the Procurement Manager on spend, savings, supplier performance, and risks.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Supply Chain, or a related field.

• Minimum 3 years of procurement experience inside Saudi Arabia, preferably in a manufacturing or FMCG company.

• Proven experience managing multiple suppliers and monthly purchasing volumes of SAR 1 million or more.

• Experience negotiating extended payment terms and managing supplier balances.

• Hands-on experience raising purchase requisitions and orders in an ERP or procurement system.

• Experience in tissue and paper, cleaning products, packaging, chemicals, or plastics is an advantage.

• Currently in Saudi Arabia with a transferable residency (Iqama); a valid driving license is an advantage.

Skills

• Negotiation and supplier relationship management.

• Analytical thinking: comparing quotations, total cost, and spend data to support sound buying decisions.

• Accuracy, organization, and persistent follow-up under pressure.

• Good English and Arabic, written and spoken; proficiency in Excel and ERP systems.

• Willingness to visit suppliers and sites within the Kingdom as needed.

Key Performance Indicators

Cost savings against targets, on-time delivery, average supplier payment days, stock-outs caused by procurement, purchase order accuracy and compliance, supplier quality performance, and timeliness of reporting.