Purchase Executive

One of our Clients is looking Purchase Executive for the following role
POSITION TITLE
Purchase Executive
POSITION BASED IN
Dubai – UAE
CLIENT'S DETAIL
FMCG
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
·Minimum Graduate with at least 5 years exposure in Supply chain including 3 years in successfully handling purchase and shipment operations.
· Experience in handling frozen food products (especially meat, marine) would be an added advantage.
RESPONSIBILITIES/SKILLS
·Assist in the operations of purchasing department
·Assist in the training of new purchasing staff
· Process the purchase orders by liasioning with suppliers or principals.
·Review stock purchase by monitoring market conditions, current stock levels, and lead time required for manufacturing, potential price increase, anticipation of new orders from customers, suppliers conditions.
· Ensure all purchase is approved within mandated guidelines.
·Avoid overstocking by working with product manager and warehouse manager on slow moving inventory.
·Track annual purchasing commitments to principals.
· Assist in the sourcing locally and overseas for new goods not supplied by regular principals/suppliers.
· Arrange air and sea freight and liaise with forwarders on services and costs.
· Manage the local and overseas purchase enquiries
· Ensure insurance declaration is done for purchases
· Process GRN (Goods Received Note) and arrange payment to suppliers
· Cost the goods purchased by incorporating freight and ensure that all costs incurred in operating dept are kept within control.
· Organize the purchasing team to ensure even workload, coverage of duties and training.
·Review regularly processes to streamline, improve throughput and reduce paper work.
·Ensure seamless integration with logistics/warehouse and customer service.
· Detail-oriented, able to multi-task in a fast paced environment.
· Ensure efficient operations in the purchasing department and reduction of purchasing risks through effective purchasing control
Please mail your CV’s in word format at farrukhhsiddiqui@gmail.com before 16th June 2009 .Incomplete or Irrelevant CVs will not be entertained. Kindly write the Position and the city in the subject line