Indirect Procurement Specialist

Alfa Laval Middle East Ltd. is looking for a specialist in procurement to support the business in the region of Middle East and South Africa. The primary focus of the role will be to handle indirect procurement of the company, making sure the purchases are compliant, cost effective and are according to the purchasing process.

The role will be responsible for the successful procurement of goods/ services starting from understanding the requirements of stake holders, develop RFQ, scout for vendors, review the offers, negotiate, place the order/ contract accomplishing the overall goals in terms of cost, compliance, time, and quality.

About the Company:

In Alfa Laval, we are every single day contributing to a more sustainable future for our planet through engineering innovation. Our global team designs and implements the refining, recycling and purifying process that allows our customers to be better themselves. You will find our work in leading applications for water purification, clean energy, food production, waste processing, pharmaceutical development and much more. The people of Alfa Laval enjoy the freedom to pursue ideas and the resources to see those ideas to become reality, in an environment that welcomes drive, courage and diversity. The result is a company where we all can be very proud of what we do.

Our core competencies are in the areas of heat transfer separation, and fluid handling. We are dedicated to optimizing the performance of our customers' processes. our world-class technologies, our systems, equipment, and services must create solutions that help our customers stay ahead.

Please feel free to peruse our website www.alfalaval.com

Key Responsibilities & Objectives 

• Understand the requirement of the organization, stakeholders and work with the Regional Procurement Manager to prepare the budget and work with the procurement strategies. 
• Analyse the past purchases, trends, and come up with best practices and tactics to fulfill the expectations
• Work with projects in the procurement, tools to manage the workflow, authorization etc.
• Develop plans for purchasing services and supplies, estimate and establish budgets for purchases, do cost analysis and report.
• Secure and manage right item codes in local ERP system, Order booking in ERP, communication to the stake holders. 
• Focus and follow up on results related to strategic goals: DOT, QA and cost.
• Vendor Management, Review all suppliers and service providers, Rate, Analysis of the performance etc.
• Make professional decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Negotiate pricing and supply contracts.
• Ensure that the products and services meet AL quality standards.
• Enforce company procurement policy and process.
• Manage inventories/ assets.

Who you are?

You’re innovative and solutions oriented. You’re driven and practical, able to execute in the most efficient way possible. You also share our curious mindset and want to know how you can be better and do better, day after day.

Just as important are the people, team, and communication skills essential to delivering projects in an agile way that meet quality, time, and targets.     

If you’re also adaptable and flexible, eager to learn even more and have a curiosity that drives innovation, this is where you’ll find a world of career-building opportunity.

What you can be?

• A bachelor’s degree or above in procurement related topics

or

a degree in science/ mathematics/ economics/ finance / accounting/ business with additional certification in procurement or supply chain.

• 5+ years of experience in similar role.
• Exposure working in any middle east country will be an added advantage.
• Well versed in procurement process
• Ability to negotiate.
• Knowledgeable in commercial aspects, good understanding of finance.
• Good understanding of contracts management
• Basic understanding of logistics/ shipping.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to express ideas clearly both in written and verbal formats.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-up skillset
• Organised, methodical and ability to solve problems.
• Flair to work in a team.
• Ability to speak or understand Arabic language is a plus

Why should you apply?

• We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers.
• Exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities to mingle and to learn.
• Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success, you will be learning new things every day.
• 140 years old Swedish multinational company with stable growth and expansion
• Sustainability and contributing back to the people and planet are motives behind everything we do.

We always look for both experience and potential, so if you think you have what it takes to join us and are curious to find out more, apply

"We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.