Purchasing Executive - #1100416

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with business stakeholders to procure products & services at the budgeted/target price point

• Negotiate the best deal for pricing and supply contracts

• Ensure that the products and supplies are fit for purpose

• Setup product SKU information into relevant systems to facilitate stakeholder purchase requisitions

• Ensure suppliers’ timely delivery of goods

• Manage complaints & problems arising from purchasing services and resolve them

• Create and maintain good relationships with vendors/suppliers

• Take on board product feedback from stakeholders and assist in its resolution

• Explore potential sources of supply and identify suitable substitutes or alternative sources of supply for urgent requests and future requirement

• Make professional decisions in a fast-paced environment

• Maintain records of purchases, pricing, and other important data

• Review and analyse vendors, supply, and price options

• Maintain and update list of suppliers and their qualifications, delivery times, and potential future development

• Work with team members and HOD Supply Chain to complete duties as needed

• Ensure compliance with all workplace safety, security, and health policies and procedure

• Have complete understanding of and adhere to dnata catering policies and procedures

• Provide a strategic, efficient and flexible procurement service which will deliver optimum value for money, cost savings and best quality of service

• Perform any ad-hoc duties as assigned by the reporting manager or department head

Requirements

• Work as one team to a common goal across the business with stakeholders

• Excellent time management with the ability to prioritise high workload

• Effective communication and ability to articulate information

• Demonstrated experience in competitive tender processes

• Experience working in the airline and or catering industry preferred

• Ability to adapt, develop and maintain internal & external relationships

• Demonstrated understanding of Procure to Pay processes, policies and systems

• Ability to build rapport with team members across the company hierarchy

• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft office suite with Outlook, Word and MS Teams

• Advanced Excel – build base data tables and use it to create pivot tables, graphs; utilize formulas

• Confident approach and ability to work with minimal supervision

• Experience working in the airline and/or catering industry preferred

• Experience working with SAP, Scanmarket, Suplari

• Basic PowerBi skills to use PowerBi to understand data and update views

• Demonstrated experience in RFx processes