Procurement Officer

• Conducts purchasing and contract related activities as per the procurement policies and procedures and ensures authorizations and documentation are obtained as required.
• Liaises with suppliers and concerned departments on any procurement related activities, procedures, order status and problem resolution.
• Executes the procurement activities of Otis - Entity facilities and ensuring that Otis - Entity’s procurement terms and conditions are complied with.
• Generates and issues purchase orders based on approved awards to vendors/suppliers.
• Liases with the vendors/suppliers frequently to co-ordinate logistics requirements including customs clearance, port of delivery etc.
• Reports ad hoc problems such as bid disputes and supplier protests in collaboration with concerned departments.
• Reports all incidents or irregularities in a prompt manner, and escalates issues to appropriate parties, in order to manage issues which may impact the supplychain operations.
• Assists with the development and revision of procurement and contracting policies, procedures and strategies as appropriate.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management/Administration or equivalent
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in performing purchasing and logistics operations in a multinational organization
• Fluent written and spoken English essential, Arabic preferred
• UAE Nationals preferred